[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PAYING TRIBUTE TO REGINALD B. KNIGHT

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 19, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Reginald 
``Reggie'' Knight for his outstanding service to his community.
  Reggie graduated from Cass Technical High School in Detroit in 1954. 
Soon after, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam as 
a Recon Platoon Sergeant. He became senior enlisted Staff Assistant to 
the Commanding Officer of Fighter Attack Squadron 323 at the Marine 
Corps Air Station in El Toro, CA before he retired in 1974 as a 
Sergeant Major.
  After Reggie retired from the Marines, he began working for the 
Veterans Administration (VA), serving as the representative at 
Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA, where he earned his associates 
degree in 1977. While earning his bachelor's degree at the University 
of Redlands in California, Reggie gained access to the VA's regional 
office in Denver as well as becoming health systems specialist at the 
VA Hospital in Loma Linda, CA. In 1986, he transferred to the 
Department of Army, eventually earning the position of senior 
employment development specialist for the U.S. Army Tank Auto/Command 
in Warren, MI. When he retired in 1994, he settled in Pahrump, NV, 
becoming a member of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees 
Association (NARFE).
  Within 5 years of his membership, Reggie helped triple the size of 
NARFE's Chapter 2276 by initiating a recruiting program, leading 
members in a highway cleanup, getting NAFRE signs raised on local 
highways, joining the local Chamber of Commerce, and launching a public 
relations campaign in order to allow easily-accessible information 
about the chapter in the local media. Throughout his membership, Reggie 
has served as chapter vice president (a position he currently holds), 
legislative officer, chairman of the public relations and membership 
committees, and, in 2000, he was elected the 10th president of the 
Nevada NARFE Federation. Recently, he chaired the host committee for 
two Nevada Federation conventions.
  Reggie has also involved himself in a number of efforts to enrich the 
lives of the Pahrump community. He has worked with the University of 
Nevada Cooperative Extension Service to offer programs such as 4-H, 
which help youths develop leadership, citizenship, and life skills. He 
also assisted in the establishment of the Big Brother/Big Sister 
program in his town. In 2001, Reggie was appointed Chair of a committee 
to lobby the State legislature to construct a high-tech center in 
Pahrump; that same year he was honored with the Golden heart Community 
Service Award from the United Way. He is also active in the Marine 
Corps League and Disabled American Veterans.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Mr. Reginald B. Knight for his 
admirable efforts to improve the community of Pahrump, Nevada, and for 
his long record of public service as a Federal employee and retiree. I 
applaud his efforts and wish him luck in all his future endeavors,




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