[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E619]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               HONORING VFW DISTRICT COMMANDER DALE PEASE

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 1995
  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding citizen of Ohio, Dale Pease. Dale is currently serving a 1-
year term as district one commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 
Department of Ohio.
  This district includes eight counties in northwest Ohio, with a 
membership of over 9,000 members. Dale was elected to this position in 
June 1994, having previously served district one as chaplain, junior 
vice-commander and senior vice-commander, as well as three terms as 
membership chairman.
  Dale joined the U.S. Army in July 1962 and earned his eligibility to 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars through his service with Company B 86th 
Engineers Battalion in Vietnam from February 1969 to January 1970. He 
joined the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1966, transferring to Grover 
Hill Post 2873 in 1980. Since that time Dale has been an extremely 
active member, serving two terms as post commander and earning All-
State Commander award in 1989-90.
  Dale has also been an active member of the Defiance County Council, 
serving through the office chairs and being elected council commander 
for the 1992-93 year, at which time he was named an All-State and All-
American County Council Commander. He also received the first John Buck 
Memorial Award for his promotion of VFW membership that year.
  Mr. Speaker, Dale Pease is without question an American patriot 
willing to make a difference. I ask my colleagues to join me in paying 
a special tribute to his record of personal accomplishments and wishing 
him all the best in the future.


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