[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING JIM GREER

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 2016

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor Jim 
Greer, Veteran Service Officer of Stanislaus County Veterans Services 
Office, on his retirement and to thank him for his dedicated service to 
our Nations heroes.
  After serving 30 years, Jim retired as a Command Master Chief Petty 
Officer in the Navy. Following his service, he applied for a Veterans 
Services Representative position in Stanislaus County, and was hired in 
April of 1993. At first, the Veterans Services Office was serving about 
50 to 60 veterans a month. Within six months of Jim's service, the 
office was seeing nearly 500 veterans a month.
  As a Veterans Service Officer, Jim gladly accepted tremendous 
responsibilities including: visiting the local Veterans Service 
Organizations, training work study students to become Veterans 
Representatives, and personally assisting as many veterans as he could.
  Jim has played a vital role in acquiring a Veterans Center and a VA 
Community Base Outpatient Clinic in Modesto, California, improving 
assistance to veterans in the area. As a member of the California 
Association of County Veterans Services Officers, Jim has been asked to 
speak at various conferences and events to raise awareness on 
administrative issues in order to benefit local veterans.
  An active member of my Veterans Advisory Committee, Jim plays an 
essential role to reach out to the Veterans population with the most 
current information regarding bills, issues, and needs.
  Jim has changed the lives of thousands of veterans through his 
dedication and commitment over the last 23 years. He lives by the 
motto, ``if Veterans don't help each other, no one else will'' and he 
has truly lived up to that commitment.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and recognizing my friend for 
his unwavering leadership, many accomplishments, and contributions on 
behalf of the veteran community and his service to the United States of 
America.

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