[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE SERVICE OF ALFRED P. GERHARDT, JR.

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2010

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Alfred P. Gerhardt, 
Jr., as his one-year term as Eastern Vice Commander of the Pennsylvania 
Department of the American Legion draws to a close.
  Vice Commander Gerhardt has served with honor and demonstrated 
tremendous leadership for the approximately 50,000 veterans residing in 
the Legion's Eastern District. He exemplified the Legion's core 
principle of continued devotion to fellow service members and veterans 
with his efforts in coordinating the distribution of Christmas gifts to 
veterans in the Coatesville and Philadelphia Veterans Administration 
Hospitals.
  Friends, supporters and fellow Legionnaires will thank Commander 
Gerhardt for his service during a testimonial dinner on Saturday May 
15, 2010 at the Honey Brook Fire Company.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing 
the outstanding service and exemplary leadership that Alfred P. 
Gerhardt, Jr., has provided to veterans and service members as Eastern 
Vice Commander of the Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion 
and in offering our heartiest congratulations on the successful 
completion of his one-year term.

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