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December 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 198 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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HONORING SERGEANT KORT PLANTENBERG; CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 JAMES ROGERS, JR.; AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 CHARLES NORD; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 198
(House of Representatives - December 11, 2019)

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   HONORING SERGEANT KORT PLANTENBERG; CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 JAMES 
         ROGERS, JR.; AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2 CHARLES NORD

  (Mr. PHILLIPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Speaker, last week, my State and our country lost 
three young and remarkable servicemembers in a tragic helicopter crash 
outside of St. Cloud, Minnesota.
  Sergeant Kort Plantenberg; Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Rogers, Jr.; 
and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Charles Nord each served our country with 
valor and leave behind grieving families and friends and heartbroken 
communities.
  I recently flew with a crew from St. Cloud, and I lost my own father 
in a helicopter crash in the Vietnam war back in 1969, so my heart is 
particularly heavy today for Kaley Nord, 2-year-old Lydia, and her 
soon-to-be-born sibling, who will grow up without a father.
  But we will never forget, and we will carry their legacies forward in 
the spirit of service, duty, and above all else, sacrifice.
  May their memories be for a blessing.

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