[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN HONOR OF COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR THEODORE N. TANCZUK

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Command 
Sergeant Major (CSM) Theodore N. Tanczuk, as he retires after 26 years 
of service in the U.S. Army, and in recognition of his outstanding 
dedication to our country.
  CSM Theodore Tanczuk was born in Cleveland on December 6, 1948, a few 
years after the end of World War II. In 1971, while in his early 
twenties, he enlisted in the Army. Commander Sergeant Major Tanczuk 
quickly moved through the ranks and graduated from nursing school, 
becoming a licensed practical nurse (LPN). In 1982, his vision and 
dedication to developing the medical department in the U.S. Military 
led him to set up a nursing school program through the U.S. Army and 
local nursing schools in Northeast Ohio. The program was sponsored and 
funded by the U.S. Army, and students who completed the program 
graduated in one year. 65 of the 68 people who completed this program 
went on the graduate from nursing schools and work as LPNs in Ohio. 
Commander Sergeant Major Tanczuk served as a guide and mentor to each 
of the students throughout the entire process, until they too went on 
to serve our country in local hospitals all over northeast Ohio.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor of CSM Theodore 
N. Tanczuk, and in recognition of his outstanding service to our 
country. May his work as an LPN and mentor to other military servicemen 
serve as an example for all of us to follow.

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