[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ETHAN EDELMAN

  (Mr. COFFMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of United 
States Army veteran Ethan Edelman of Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
  Ethan Edelman served for 3 years in the United States infantry. His 
military service included a combat tour of duty in Afghanistan. His 
personal awards include the United States Army Commendation Medal, the 
Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Good Conduct Medal.
  Like so many other veterans before him, Ethan Edelman served his 
country with honor, with dedication, and with courage.
  Ethan Edelman left the United States Army to enroll as a student at 
Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colorado.
  Last year, Ethan Edelman, tragically, took his own life on Veterans 
Day, a day that carries so much emotion for those of us who have served 
this great Nation in uniform.
  Ethan Edelman will always be remembered for his service to this 
country. He will forever be missed by his family, his friends, and by 
the soldiers who served by his side in combat.

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