[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         WARRANT OFFICER MULLEN

  (Mr. CARNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CARNEY. I rise today to pay tribute to a fallen soldier from my 
home State of Delaware.
  Last week, I joined the family of Warrant Officer Sean Mullen at 
Dover Air Force Base to witness the dignified transfer of his remains.
  Sean, whose family resides in Dover, Delaware, was killed earlier 
this month in Afghanistan. He was on his sixth tour of duty. He leaves 
behind his wife, Nancy, and a life full of service, loyalty, and 
courage.
  As I stood with Sean's mother, Mariam, through her tears, she asked 
me to do one thing. She said, ``Let the people know what these men and 
women go through. Let them know what they do for their country.''
  That's why I'm here on the floor today--to do what this Gold Star 
mother asked me to do, which is to remember the hundreds of thousands 
of Americans who have volunteered out of a sense of patriotism and 
selflessness to put themselves in harm's way in service to their 
country.
  So to Sean Mullen and to his heroic brothers and sisters in arms who 
have given their lives to protect ours, I stand here today to say thank 
you, and may God bless you.

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