[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 150 (Monday, September 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DAVID REHBEIN

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 22, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize David Rehbein of 
Ames, Iowa, on being elected as the new national commander of The 
American Legion.
  The American Legion is the United States' largest veterans 
organization. David is a member of the Ames Post No. 37. He is a U.S. 
Army veteran who served as an infantryman with the 4th and 1st Armored 
Divisions in Germany in 1970-1971. In July, David retired from the U.S. 
Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory as a research metallurgist. He 
has served on the Iowa Commission on Veterans Affairs and represented 
Iowa on The American Legion's National Executive Committee.
  I commend David Rehbein on his courageous service to our nation and 
for the many contributions he has made to the State of Iowa. I consider 
it an honor to represent David in the United States Congress, and I 
wish him the best serving in his new position.

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