[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 3, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H2890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REV. LAWRENCE L. VOLLINK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Rogers) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I'm very honored to be here to welcome 
Chaplain Larry Vollink and his wife, Susie, who was also in the 
counterintelligence field in the United States military during her day. 
They're in Washington, D.C. for the annual Washington American Legion 
Conference. The chaplain is the national chaplain for the American 
Legion. He lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan, a graduate of South High 
School, the very same high school that Gerald Ford attended.
  He's retired from the Army after 20 years of service to his country. 
He was stationed in Germany, Fort Campbell, Fort Carson and Selfridge 
Air Base in Michigan.
  He has pastored churches in Ohio and Illinois and Michigan. He has 
served as a pastor and continues to serve as a pastor in hospitals and 
Hospice around the mid-Michigan area.
  He has committed and dedicated his life to the military families that 
he loves and respects and is a part of. He has nourished their souls 
and strengthened their faith. We are honored to have him today lead us 
in prayer and through the challenging days that lie ahead of this great 
Nation. And we welcome not only his wife, Susie, but the entire 
Michigan delegation that has joined him. He's got one heck of a cavalry 
in his reserve.

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