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

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1583]
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                    HONORING BARNEGAT VFW POST 10092

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                             HON. ANDY KIM

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 12, 2019

  Mr. KIM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Barnegat, New 
Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10092, which recently 
received a National Outstanding Community Service Award for their 
efforts supporting the veterans' community in Ocean County.
  Over the last several years, the Barnegat VFW Post 10092 has 
dedicated itself to being an active leader in supporting the veterans, 
families and students of Barnegat, and Ocean County community as a 
whole. Post 10092 offers two scholarships for Barnegat High School 
students, and coordinates two essay contests, the Patriots Pen and the 
Voice of Democracy, directed towards high school students from the 
area. In 2017, the Post began to offer a police, fire and EMS 
recognition awards program for Barnegat, a Junior ROTC recognition 
awards program for the local high school, as well as a Christmas in 
Camouflage program with the elementary schools. These programs have 
succeeded in honoring those who serve and have engaged the community 
with the important work the VFW does every day.
  Recently, the Barnegat VFW Post found that their neighbors lacked a 
VFW chapter and so could not engage in the same VFW programs that 
Barnegat residents had. Just this past year, Post 10092 expanded their 
programs to include Stafford Township schools and Southern Regional 
High School. Through this expansion, the Barnegat Post has lived up to 
the VFW's legacy of service to communities across our nation.
  I'd like to thank the Barnegat VFW Post 10092 for their years of 
service to the veterans and their families, and to our schools in Ocean 
County. I am proud to fight in Congress for the needs of our veterans 
and servicemembers, and am proud to work alongside distinguished 
colleagues like the men and women of the VFW Post in Barnegat.

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