[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E164]
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                IN RECOGNITION OF MR. FRANK W. ANDERSON

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and memory of Mr. 
Frank W. Anderson, a strong proponent of disabled veterans' rights in 
the state of Ohio, who is being honored by the Joint Veterans' 
Commission of Cuyahoga County with the Judge Felix T. Matia/Chester J. 
Koch Memorial Award.
  Frank Anderson was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1953 and attended East 
Tech High School. He attended Bowling Green State University, and then 
left in 1976 to enroll in the Ohio National Guard's 107th Armored 
Cavalry Regiment. Mr. Anderson was paralyzed in an accident while 
participating in an Ohio National Guard convoy in 1981. He was 
discharged as a sergeant in 1982.
  Following this life altering experience, Frank became a strong 
advocate for disabled veterans' rights. He joined the Paralyzed 
Veterans' Buckeye Board in Ohio in 1985, and became the Advocacy 
Director in 1987. Mr. Anderson was also an active member of ADA Ohio 
Network, Greater Cleveland RTA Citizen's Advisory Board, Governor's 
Council on People with Disabilities, and was a trustee with the 
Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Frank was the 1st Vice President of the 
Joint Veterans Commission of Cuyahoga County and the Vice President of 
the Memorial Day Association of Greater Cleveland. Because of his 
tireless work he was awarded the Richard Fuller Outstanding Achievement 
in Government Relations Award in 2010.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the memory of 
Mr. Frank W. Anderson and his tireless work on behalf of Ohio's 
disabled veterans.

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