[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]




                 RECOGNIZING DICK BOZZONE, USAF (RET.)

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 13, 2010

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today with the honor 
of recognizing Dick Bozzone, a veteran of the United States Air Force 
and former commander of the American Legion Cpl. Jedh C. Baker Memorial 
Post 153. Dick has been recognized for his service to his country and 
community by being named the Grand Marshal of the Tri-Boro Memorial Day 
Parade in Montvale, Park Ridge, and Woodcliff Lake, NJ. During my time 
representing these boroughs, I have had the opportunity to get to know 
Dick, and consider him well-deserving of this accolade.
  Since retiring from the Air Force, Dick has remained an active 
supporter of our nation's servicemen and servicewomen. In addition to 
his years as the American Legion Post Commander, Dick also served as 
the President of the Chorwon Chapter of the Korean War Veterans 
Association. This past year, Dick and his fellow Legionnaires erected a 
monument memorializing those who lost their lives in the Fort Hood 
Massacre. Dick has proven to be an effective advocate for veterans and 
active-duty members of the military, and has also educated the public 
on proper respect for the U.S. Flag. Dick has been active in his 
community, our state, and our nation. He has run for office on the 
local and federal level, and has served in various leadership posts in 
the local Republican Party. He was also appointed as a Commissioner of 
the USS NJ Battleship Museum under two governors.
  This is not the first time Dick has been recognized for his exemplary 
citizenship. In addition to his awards for serving honorably in the Air 
Force, he has been grand marshal of several other parades and is one of 
the few honorary members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors' Club of NJ. 
Last year, Park Ridge Mayor Donald Ruschman recognized Dick's years of 
public service alongside other civic, educational, and religious 
leaders from the borough. I join Mayor Ruschman, the boroughs of 
Montvale, Park Ridge, and Woodcliff Lake, and countless others in 
thanking Dick Bozzone for his ongoing service to this country and 
commend him for leading an exemplary public life. Dick is a man our 
sons and daughters can look up to, and an individual our community can 
depend on. Our brave servicemen and women are the embodiment of the 
American ideals, and it is an honor to represent such individuals as 
Dick Bozzone in Congress.

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