[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 25 (Thursday, March 2, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING MR. DAVID L. MAGIDSON

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                     HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 2, 2006

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, on August 19, 2005, David L. 
Magidson was elected to a 1-year term as National Commander of Jewish 
War Veterans of the United States of America, during the organization's 
101st Annual National Convention in San Diego, California.
  Mr. Magidson's military service began when he joined the U.S. Army in 
1968. He graduated as a 2nd lieutenant from Infantry Officer Candidate 
School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He also served as the Operations 
Officer for the Miami Field Office of the 111th Military Intelligence 
Group. His active duty service ended in 1971.
  Mr. Magidson has held numerous positions in Post 243, including Post 
Commander. Additionally, he has served as Judge Advocate for the JWV 
Department of Florida, and as the organization's National Judge 
Advocate since 2001.
  Mr. Magidson also serves his Jewish heritage, and is currently a 
member of the Commission on Social Action of the Union for Reform 
Judaism. In 2000, he completed a 2-year term as president of Temple 
Judea in Coral Gables, Florida.
  Although a native of New York City, Magidson was raised in the 
Washington, DC, area, the son of a Department of Defense civilian who 
headed the Claims Division for the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned his 
undergraduate degree in Spanish at Franklin and Marshall College, and 
went on to earn a Master's degree in Latin American History from the 
University of Florida.
  Upon his release from military service, he attended the University of 
Miami Law School on the G.I. Bill, and received a law degree. He also 
studied international law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico 
City. A family man, Mr. Magidson has been happily married to his wife, 
Carol, for 35 years, and they have two adult children, Ben and Rebecca.

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