[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 135 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





        HONORING MR. CRAIG J. ROLISH OF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

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                         HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 8, 2016

  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Mr. Craig J. Rolish of 
Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He is an Airforce veteran who served in 
Vietnam as an enlisted airman, and is a 2002 recipient of the Four 
Chaplains Legion of Honor Award.
   In 1993, Craig was involved in the founding of the Veteran Community 
Initiatives (VCI). For the past 23 years, Mr. Rolish has been 
instrumental in the growth and credibility of the VCI's efforts to 
enhance the lives and well-being of veterans and their families.
   As the Vice President-Treasurer, and original Board Member, Mr. 
Rolish has been long involved in ensuring VCI assists in meeting the 
social and economic needs of the disabled, disadvantaged, physically 
and mentally challenged, unemployed and underemployed, and current and 
previously incarcerated.
   Craig's dedication to veterans and their families for more than 20 
years has created a lasting legacy at VCI.
   Mr. Speaker, Pennsylvania values its veterans, and it is my great 
pleasure to honor the man who has spent more than two decades building 
an organization that provides assistance to those who have served in 
our armed military and their families.

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