[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15912]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             REMEMBERING SENIOR AIRMAN QUINN JOHNSON-HARRIS

  (Ms. MOORE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to mourn the 
six servicemembers and five civilians killed in the recent crash of an 
Air Force transport plane in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the House held a 
moment of silence to mark their sacrifice.
  One of those who died was Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris, whose 
family now calls Milwaukee, Wisconsin, their home. He and his fallen 
comrades join the list of the 2,300 heroes who have given their lives 
in Afghanistan.
  As a Member of Congress, there is no more difficult moment in our 
jobs than this. My heart and prayers go out to family.
  There is no question that Quinn made our community in Milwaukee 
stronger and our Nation safer because of his service. This young man 
made a difference wherever he went. I hear it in the stories that have 
come out after his death from his family, his friends, his teachers, 
and others about his dedication to them and his country.
  His mother said: ``Quinn dared to be different. He beat by his own 
drum.''
  When his family, community, or country called, this young man stood 
up and did not shrink back. According to his sister, when she heard he 
was being deployed to Afghanistan, ``he was ready to go,'' and this 
surprised no one.
  He came from a military family. His grandfather served in Vietnam. 
His older brother was a marine, and another older brother is a 2015 
graduate of West Point and is in the Army.
  Mr. Speaker, I join his family, his friends, and his fellow 
servicemen in mourning his life, yet celebrating the life of this young 
hero, Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris.

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