[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2651-E2652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN RECOGNITION OF DAN CICORA

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2007

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Dan Cicora, and 
to celebrate his service to the veterans of Cuyahoga County.
  Dan began his service to our country in 1969. As a soldier in the 
United States Army, Dan served in Vietnam with the 2nd Battalion, 32nd 
Artillery. Dan graduated cum laude from Ohio University in 1975, and in 
1979 began his work with the Veterans Administration as a benefits 
counselor. Dan's extraordinary dedication to veterans and his sincere 
desire to serve our community has marked every position he has held 
with the VA, and he has won numerous accolades for his efforts. In May 
1983 Dan received the VA Central Office Public Service Award, he has 
received five suggestion awards, and twenty-three awards for 
performance, quality and contribution.
  Since 2003 Dan has served as the Congressional Liaison for the VA 
Cleveland office. In this capacity Dan has helped my office

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serve literally hundreds of veterans; he has been an invaluable asset 
to my office. I, as well as hundreds of Cleveland's veterans and their 
families, are indebted to Dan for his professionalism, compassion, and 
dedication.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring Dan Cicora, 
on the occasion of his retirement, for over twenty-eight years of 
service to the veterans of Cuyahoga County. I wish him only the best as 
he begins to write a new and exciting chapter in his life. May others 
in our community draw inspiration from his example.

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