[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15515]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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              RECOGNIZING A HOMETOWN HERO OF FRISCO, TEXAS

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Today I rise to recognize a member of the Frisco City 
Council, Captain Tim Nelson. Although he was elected to the council 
more than 18 months ago, his dais seat has frequently been empty, but 
for a good reason.
  Shortly after taking office, Captain Nelson received orders from the 
United States Army Reserve and was deployed to Afghanistan. During the 
past year, Captain Nelson was on the NATO military base with the 980th 
Engineer Battalion. As the unit's civil engineer, he oversaw 
construction projects ranging from roads to water crossings to 
intelligence.
  While in Afghanistan, Captain Nelson carried a copy of the United 
States Constitution everywhere he went. His reason was, ``You don't 
always have to agree with the politics of the day. But truly, by the 
grace of God, we were born in America. And if you've been to enough 
places around the world, you'll know how lucky we really are and how 
wonderful a place we live in.''
  While Captain Nelson was not able to be at council meetings, he was 
never forgotten. The opening of each council meeting included a prayer 
for his family and for his safe return home. He is home now; and he 
said, I'll ``do my best to pay them back for the time I was gone.''
  On November 8, he returned back to Texas to his wife, Candice, and 
their three children.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize the service of a councilman of 
Frisco, Texas, Captain Tim Nelson.

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