On the recordNovember 15, 2018
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Damon Nelson, an Air Force veteran, a tireless public servant, and a friend to so many. I was fortunate enough to know Damon through my role on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence where he protected some of the Nation's most classified information and navigated complicated national security issues with absolute confidentiality and professionalism during a highly polarizing and rocky time. Damon provided a steady hand when our country needed it most. I want his wife, Dana, to know that her family is bigger than she may realize, and we all love her so very much. Ernest Hemingway said: ``Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.'' Damon did much to distinguish himself in this life, and he is finally home. We will miss him.
