[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4913]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      GRASSBAUGH VETERANS PROJECT

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the commencement of 
the Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project. CPT Jonathan 
Grassbaugh and three other soldiers were killed in action in Iraq on 
April 7, 2007, when an insurgent detonated a 500-pound explosive 
beneath their truck. His wife, CPT Jenna C. Grassbaugh, has 
collaborated with the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law to 
create the Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project. The 
Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project will provide veterans returning 
from deployment with legal assistance, with the help of law students 
aided by professional lawyers.
  CPT Jenna Grassbaugh donated $250,000 of her husband's life insurance 
policy to the Moritz College of Law in order to honor her husband's 
legacy and assist returning veterans. The Grassbaugh Veterans Project 
will open in April and will be operational by fall 2014.
  I would also like to pay tribute to Jonathan D. Grassbaugh and the 
rich legacy he leaves. His commitment to service is an inspiration to 
all of us and he will not be forgotten. I would also like to recognize 
CPT Jenna Grassbaugh for honoring the legacy of her husband in such a 
meaningful way.

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