[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 19339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES


                         Captain Reid Nishizuka

  Mr. SCHATZ. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the memory of one 
Hawaii's fallen sons, Air Force Capt. Reid Nishizuka of Kailua.
  I was deeply saddened to learn of Captain Nishizuka's death after an 
MC-12 aircraft carrying him and three of his fellow airmen crashed 
outside Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on April 27, 2013.
  Captain Nishizuka heard the call to military service early in his 
life. While attending Kailua High School, he served as the commander of 
his Junior ROTC class before he joined the ROTC at the University of 
Notre Dame.
  Through his training as a reserve officer, Captain Nishizuka 
cultivated the skills and experience that prepared him to commission as 
a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.
  With a passion for flying and a spirit of service to a cause greater 
than himself, Captain Nishizuka embodied the commitment and character 
that make our military great.
  His family and friends will remember his gentle and unconditional 
love and support.
  I hope his family finds solace in knowing that Captain Nishizuka's 
service exceeded all measures of honor, courage, and devotion to his 
country.
  America will not forget his sacrifice, nor will we ever repay the 
great debt we owe his family for allowing their son to give his life in 
service to his Nation.
  I stand today before the Senate on behalf of a grateful nation to 
recognize and remember Capt. Reid K. Nishizuka. I ask for a moment of 
silence in honor of Captain Nishizuka's memory as a son, a brother, a 
friend, and an airman.

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