[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E190]
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                    IN HONOR OF RICHARD T. BORKOWSKI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 3, 2009

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker and Colleagues, I rise today in honor and 
recognition of United States Veteran Richard T. Borkowski as he 
receives the 2008 Veteran of the Year Award by the Joint Veterans' 
Commission of Cuyahoga County.
  Mr. Borkowski began his service in the United States Army Infantry 
Division in 1950, the first year of the Korean War. Following the war, 
he married Evelyn, and together they raised two children--a daughter 
and son. He worked for nearly thirty years at the Standard Oil Company. 
Though his military tenure had ended years earlier, Mr. Borkowski never 
forgot the soldiers who served with him, and he always felt a kinship 
with the men and women who would serve after him.
  For the past sixteen years, Mr. Borkowski has dedicated more than 
5,000 volunteer hours at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center. Mr. 
Borkowski helps disabled veterans get to religious services on Sundays, 
delivers snacks and treats to bed-bound veterans, and compassionately 
listens and talks to veterans about past military service and life 
experiences that form common bonds of friendship and understanding. Mr. 
Borkowski is a life member of the Parma Veterans Center, American 
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Korean War Veterans.
  Madam Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor of Richard T. 
Borkowski, upon his selection as the 2008 Veteran of the Year by the 
Joint Veterans' Commission of Cuyahoga County. Mr. Borkowski's 
commitment to the welfare of the veterans of our community brings an 
element of hope, light and friendship to the lives of those he serves--
thereby strengthening the foundation of our entire community.

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