[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2]
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                      TRIBUTE TO TEAM LETTERKENNY

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 6, 2009

  Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to salute the service of a 
distinguished group of American citizens. This dedicated group has 
worked for many years to enhance the military value of Letterkenny Army 
Depot and sustain the installation's work to increase support to our 
military. Each of these individuals has professionally served our 
Nation with great distinction.
  Mike Ross has aggressively led Team Letterkenny from the start. Mike 
has sacrificed countless days, night and weekends to ensure that 
Letterkenny projects move forward and Letterkenny is prepared to meet 
worldwide military priorities. Mike has led numerous team visits to 
Washington and Harrisburg to ensure that we understand the importance 
of Letterkenny and support their initiatives. Mike has also focused his 
Franklin County Area Development staff to work countless individual 
projects to modernize, expand and promote the depot. Mike Ross's 
professional leadership and hard work have significantly increased the 
military value of Letterkenny Army Depot and dramatically increased 
community understanding and support for Letterkenny.
  Dave Sciamanna and Commissioner Robert Thomas serve as co-chairs of 
the local component of Team Letterkenny. Dave is also President of the 
Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce and Bob is the President of 
the Franklin County Commissioners. These dedicated community leaders 
have many high priority community responsibilities, but they always 
find time to work on initiatives to support Letterkenny's military 
mission. Dave and Bob are instrumental in marketing Letterkenny's 
capability, and they aggressively partner with Letterkenny to show 
potential workers the highlights of working at Letterkenny and living 
in Franklin County. Despite their busy schedules, Dave and Bob are 
always ready to adjust their calendars and do whatever is needed to 
support Letterkenny and our military.
  John Gray chairs the depot component of Team Letterkenny. His 
brilliant leadership and professional focus have dramatically increased 
the community's understanding of Letterkenny's importance to our 
military services. He has consistently dedicated countless off-duty 
hours to expanding community support for the depot and raising 
awareness of military contributions to the economy of the State. John 
Gray consistently provides thought provoking ideas and focuses the 
organizational energy on the best way to turn ideas into reality.
  Stacy Gregson and Joe Spielbauer chair the State component of Team 
Letterkenny. They have worked tirelessly to obtain Pennsylvania 
resources to support Team Letterkenny initiatives and they can always 
be counted on to actively support all of the team initiatives. They 
have done an outstanding job educating Commonwealth leaders on the 
importance of Letterkenny to our military and our State.
  I am proud of the work of these fine Americans, and I ask that my 
colleagues join me in honoring this team for their long and honorable 
service to our great Nation.

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