[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO NYEMASTER, GOODE, P.C.

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 31, 2012

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise once 
again to recognize the Des Moines-based law firm, Nyemaster Goode, for 
being named a recipient of the 2012 Freedom Award from the Employer 
Support of the Guard and Reserve. Nyemaster Goode was nominated in 2011 
by Doug and Kristina Stanger.
   The Freedom Award is the greatest honor bestowed on employers by the 
Department of Defense for ``exceptional support'' of Guard and Reserve 
employees. In 2011, the ESGR received an incredible 3,236 nominations 
from across the Nation, in the hopes their employer would be chosen 
among the Nation's best companies for Guard and Reserve employees. 
Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Nyemaster Goode would receive 
this prestigious award with 14 other companies from across the country 
that will be honored in Washington, D.C. this September at the 17th 
annual Freedom Award Ceremony. Nyemaster Goode can now count itself 
among the 175 elite employers that have won this award since its 
establishment in 1996.
   Doug and Kristina Stanger, both members of the Army National Guard, 
nominated Nyemaster Goode because they knew firsthand that the efforts 
the company took to accommodate our citizen soldiers were truly 
something special. Doug and Kristina felt that Nyemaster Goode 
represented the ``perfect example'' of how employers should go above 
and beyond to support our local heroes in their companies and 
communities. After weighing the merits of more than 3,200 nominations, 
the Department of Defense has wholeheartedly agreed with the Stangers 
and proudly recognized Nyemaster's job-well-done on a national level.
   Mr. Speaker, Nyemaster Goode's receipt of the 2012 Freedom Award 
highlights the rewarding Iowa traditions of hard work and commitment to 
our neighbors. I thank Doug and Kristina for their nomination of 
Nyemaster Goode, and I thank Nyemaster Goode for setting a pristine 
example for employers across our great Nation. I ask my colleagues in 
the House to join me again in congratulating Nyemaster Goode for their 
outstanding accomplishment and wish them continued success in the years 
ahead. May God continue to watch over all of our soldiers and their 
families, across the world and here at home.

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