[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7389]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        REMEMBERING CAPTAIN DUSTIN LUKASIEWICZ OF ALMA, NEBRASKA

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of 
Third District constituent Captain Dustin Lukasiewicz of Alma, 
Nebraska. He and five fellow marines were killed in a helicopter crash 
last week while providing humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in 
Nepal.
  Captain Lukasiewicz made the ultimate sacrifice while trying to 
assist victims no one else could reach. His service reflects the 
goodness of America, accepting the call to help those who need it most.
  When I spoke with the captain's mother yesterday, she told me how her 
son called to wish her a happy Mother's Day just days before the crash. 
His attention to loved ones is a reflection of his life of service and 
devoting himself to the care of others.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in praying for the captain's mother, 
father, wife, daughter, unborn child, and all others who lost loved 
ones in this terrible tragedy. As Memorial Day approaches, we must make 
it our priority to honor and remember our military heroes, and Captain 
Lukasiewicz is certainly one of our heroes.

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