[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING GEORGE WERNETH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM 
                        MOBILE'S PRESS-REGISTER

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 13, 2009

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, it is with both pride and pleasure that I 
rise today to honor George Werneth on the occasion of his retirement 
from Mobile's Press-Register.
   Over the course of his career, George has played an influential role 
in honoring the service and actions of our nation's servicemen and 
women. After nearly four decades of reporting issues ranging from 
maritime operations to military news, George has become the trusted 
voice for the news of Alabama's veterans.
   In honor of his efforts, George was recently made an honorary member 
of the Marine Corps League at the American Legion Post 88 in Mobile. 
One of George's latest accomplishments was a series of stories he wrote 
profiling a veteran from Eight Mile, Alabama, who struggled to receive 
disability care after having been ``waterboarded'' in a 1975 Navy 
survival course. Due in large part to George's spotlight highlighting 
the oversight, the veteran soon received his benefits.
   Madam Speaker, George Werneth's distinguished career in journalism 
has provided a great service to the people of southwest Alabama, and I 
know his colleagues, family, and friends join with me in praising him 
for his years of hard work.
   George will surely enjoy the well deserved time he now has to spend 
with family and loved ones. On behalf of a grateful community, I wish 
him the best of luck in all his future endeavors.

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