December 12, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 199 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Page H10127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF CAMERON WALTERS

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember the 
life of Mr. Cameron Walters, who passed away at the age of 21 on 
Friday, December 6, during the barbaric attack on Naval Air Station 
Pensacola.
  Originally from Richmond Hill in the First Congressional District of 
Georgia, Mr. Walters was a pilot in training at the naval air station.
  He had recently passed an exam in order to stand watch over the 
entrances to the station, and when the shots rang out, it was his first 
time on guard duty.
  Before the tragic attack, Mr. Walters joined the Navy to follow in 
his father's footsteps and build a better sense of purpose in life.
  His father remembers that when he graduated boot camp, the grin on 
his face said it all. He was so proud to have the opportunity to earn 
his wings as a Navy airman.
  For his friends and classmates, his bright personality and sense of 
humor could light up any room he walked into.
  It is truly devastating that Mr. Walters' life was cut so short by 
this tragic event, a life which had so much enthusiasm to serve his 
country and make this world a better place to live.
  Mr. Walters' family and friends will be in my thoughts and prayers 
during this most difficult time.

                          ____________________