[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 152 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                AMPSURF

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Association of 
Amputee Surfers and its founder, Dana Cummings.
  On Saturday, I participated in AmpSurf's sixth annual Operation 
Restoration on Pismo Beach in California. Together, disabled veterans 
and other people with disabilities took to the water and learned to 
surf with the help of the local surfers. This event proved that the 
power of the ocean can inspire, educate, and rehabilitate the disabled, 
especially our veteran warriors.
  Earlier this year, I met one of those veteran warriors at Bethesda 
Naval Hospital. He was recovering from injuries he sustained from an 
IED attack in Afghanistan. Before he'd enlisted in the Marines, Cody 
had volunteered with AmpSurf right there on Pismo Beach. So it was a 
special treat to see his mother at the beach on Saturday, supporting 
all those in the water as her son rehabilitates.
  I know Cody and so many others are resolved and determined to get 
back out in the water, and they'll be able to do it with the help of 
AmpSurf. Cody's story brings AmpSurf's wonderful cause full circle.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring AmpSurf and 
what it does for our veterans and for those who share the powerful 
forces of sacrifice, perseverance, and healing.

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