[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1841-E1842]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING MR. DENNIS HAHN

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                           HON. W. TODD AKIN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 26, 2006

  Mr. AKIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor one of my 
constituents, Mr. Dennis Hahn, who has received a Certificate

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of Merit from the Freedoms Foundation. The Freedoms Foundation is a 
non-profit organization dedicated to teaching young people the 
principles upon which our nation was founded. They work to convey the 
close link between the rights and the responsibilities of citizens in 
society.
  Among other things, Dennis was recently nominated for the Freedoms 
Foundation ``George Washington Honor Medal'' because of his love of 
history in general and admiration for President Washington 
specifically. In a letter endorsing Dennis, James Cale, Superintendent 
for the City of St. Charles School District, summed up this way why he 
should be considered for the award:
  ``[T]he highest compliment I am able to pay Mr. Hahn and to his 
consideration for the George Washington Honor Medal is a simple one. I 
would like to be more like Dennis. His level of personal commitment, 
his ability to focus on service to others . . .'' and the way ``he 
leads his life with a total aura of personal humility'' is a ``model to 
my children, my friends and me.''
  Elected in 1999, Dennis is currently the Board of Education President 
for the City of St. Charles School District located in my congressional 
district. His wife, Shirley, is a teacher in St. Charles.
  I am honored to have the opportunity to recognize Dennis Hahn and 
congratulate him for receiving this Certificate of Merit from the 
Freedoms Foundation.

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