[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E797]
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                       IN HONOR OF BERNIE EPWORTH

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                           HON. JOHN H. ADLER

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 2010

  Mr. ADLER of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate 
Mr. Bernie Epworth upon the highly successful completion of his term as 
the Department Commander for the State of New Jersey Jewish War 
Veterans. He was appointed to this position in June 2009 and throughout 
his term, has been extremely dedicated to New Jersey's veterans 
community.
  Mr. Epworth was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of New 
York University and served as a First Lieutenant in the Armored Calvary 
and in the New York National Guard. While serving as Vice President 
with Temple Beth Sholom in Fair Lawn, NJ, Mr. Epworth earned several 
awards, including the Centennial Award of Honor from the Jewish 
Theological Seminary and the Jewish Community Relations Council's 
`Community Relations Award.'
  Mr. Epworth has achieved many great things throughout the past year 
in his position of Department Commander for the State of New Jersey 
Jewish War Veterans. Some highlights of his administration have been 
organizing the sending of packages to overseas troops through the JWV-
SOS Program, helping organize the NJ Coalition of Veterans 
Organizations, working on the consolidation of inactive posts, and 
incorporating programs and outside speakers on topics of interest for 
DCA meetings.
  Additionally, he helped to organize this year's `March on the Hill,' 
Co-chaired the Veteran's Concert, a fundraiser, and set up a 
Thanksgiving Dinner for the troops. He lobbied for and accomplished 
free package shipping to troops via military transport, and assisted in 
the inauguration of Operation Slam Dunk, which is a project that 
provides veterans and troops to participate together at Philadelphia 
76ers games.
  His Commander's Project this year was the furnishing of a Day Room at 
the Wounded Warrior Building at Fort Dix. This is currently a work in 
progress and is to be dedicated as the ``NJ-Jewish War Veterans Day 
Room'' in June 2010.
  Mr. Epworth has given so much of his time and effort for the Jewish 
War Veterans of New Jersey and I am very proud to have him as a 
constituent. Madam Speaker, I hope you will join me in congratulating 
this honorable man for his contributions to his community and to our 
Nation.

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