[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 141 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1622]
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   IN TRIBUTE TO ROBERT GETMAN ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE CONNECTICUT 
                         VETERANS HALL OF FAME

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 18, 2014

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, today I pause to honor Mr. Robert T. 
Getman of Old Lyme, Connecticut, a distinguished Coast Guard veteran 
from my district who is posthumously being inducted into the 
Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame this week.
  Mr. Getman began his career as a 1954 graduate from the Coast Guard 
Academy in New London, Connecticut, and served in the Coast Guard for 
30 years before retiring in 1984. Retirement was no vacation for Mr. 
Getman however, as he was appointed and served 10 years as the Director 
of the Connecticut Veterans home in Rocky Hill, ensuring that 
Connecticut veterans had the care, rehabilitation, and education they 
deserved and needed. Mr. Getman's time at the Veterans Home saw an 
increase in numbers of veterans served over previous years, and his 
passion for helping others shone with each case he oversaw.
  Mr. Getman was known by those close to him for his passion for 
education. He believed that an educated community was one of the most 
successful strategies for growth and prosperity. Further building on 
his commitment to public service, Robert was elected to the Old Lyme 
Board of Education, where he extended his passion for service from the 
military to the civilian sphere.
  Mr. Getman also served as a member of the Harbor Management 
Commission, volunteered at the Coast Guard Academy Museum, and provided 
spiritual ministry and tutoring to inmates at the prison in Niantic, 
Connecticut, always seeking to help others help themselves and never 
giving up on the power of education to improve a community's strength.
  For his tireless commitment to serving his country, his community and 
for always seeing the opportunity for growth and improvement, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in honoring Robert Getman for his extraordinary 
service and his induction into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame.

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