[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 177 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2428]
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IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLONEL JOHN ROSENKRANS CHAPTER 
    OF THE NEW JERSEY SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2007

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to the Colonel John Rosenkrans Chapter of the New Jersey Society of 
Sons of the American Revolution. The Society strives to preserve and 
share the rich heritage of our Nation's birth for the generations. Its 
many chapters, dotted throughout our Nation, keep the spirit of the 
American revolution alive and help to spark the same love of country 
and principle that led our forefathers to give birth to our 
Constitution and our Nation.
  New Jersey, often known as ``Crossroads of the Revolution,'' has a 
long and proud history and played a pivotal role in our nascent 
Nation's victory in the Revolutionary War. The New Jersey Journal, 
published in Chatham, was a major catalyst for the Revolution. The 
Continental Congress met in Nassau Hall at Princeton University. One of 
the most famous women of the Revolution, Molly Pitcher, was a legend 
born of New Jersey battles. And, this fine state was the third to 
ratify the Constitution and the first to ratify the Bill of Rights. 
Then, of course, there is Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, 
the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, the Battle of Monmouth, and more. 
These are all part of the American psyche and history.
  Colonel John Rosenkrans has been described as ``perhaps the most 
outstanding Revolutionary patriot of Sussex County.'' The compatriots 
of this chapter of the New Jersey Society of Sons of the American 
Revolution have made it their duty to share his stories and those of 
the Colonel's heroic contemporaries. They play an important part in 
keeping our Nation's feet firmly planted in our proud past as we reach 
ever higher into the future. This weekend, they will celebrate their 
50th anniversary, and I commend them for their good work.

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