[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7294]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING AND REMEMBERING SIX HEROIC UNITED STATES MARINES

  (Mr. ASHFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ASHFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and remember six 
heroic United States marines who died last week serving our country 
during a humanitarian lifesaving mission halfway around the world. They 
were killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Nepal as they delivered 
badly needed supplies to that nation's suffering earthquake victims.
  Among the six are two men with close ties to Nebraska. One of the 
helicopter's decorated pilots, 29-year-old Captain Dustin Lukasiewicz, 
grew up in Wilcox, Nebraska. Prior to serving in Nepal, he was deployed 
in Afghanistan. Captain Lukasiewicz leaves behind his wife, Ashley, and 
one daughter. Ashley is also pregnant and due to deliver next month.
  Twenty-two-year-old Lance Corporal Jacob Hug, a decorated combat 
videographer from Arizona, leaves behind several family members and 
close friends who live in Omaha and neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. 
Corporal Hug was capturing images of the Marine Corps' relief efforts 
in Nepal. Prior to deploying to Nepal, Corporal Hug filmed and 
photographed marines from South Korea, Thailand, Australia, Japan, 
Guam, and the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in keeping these brave, selfless 
individuals and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

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