[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2176]
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                       HONORING REGINALD B. ALLEN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 4, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work and 
achievement of Reginald B. Allen, Jr. His dedication to the city of New 
York, and the country has proven incomparable.
  For 26 years, Mr. Allen served as a gunnery sergeant in the U.S. 
Marine Corps Reserve. Mr. Allen also served in the Korean and Vietnam 
conflicts before retiring from service in 1980. Mr. Allen has worked 
hard to improve the lives of fellow veterans, he was appointed by Mayor 
Edward I. Koch to the Veterans Advisory Board of New York City's Office 
of Veterans Affairs and the New York Korean Veterans Memorial 
Commission. Presently, he is a member of the New York State Senate's 
Veterans Advisory Council.
  Mr. Allen has always been committed to bringing vital services to the 
people of New York City. After joining the Addiction Services Agency as 
a supervising addiction specialist, Mr. Allen has supervised the Court 
Referral Project to the Kings County Criminal Court and has supervised 
drug specialists who referred addicts and abusers to programs for 
treatment in place of incarceration. Currently, he is a supervisor for 
the Food Stamps Program of the Human Resources Agency. Clearly, our 
district has only benefited from his tireless efforts.
  Mr. Speaker, the Council of the City of New York have honored Mr. 
Allen with a proclamation; I join them in congratulating Mr. Reginald 
Allen for all of his years of service.

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