[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E43]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING JULIAN SCADDEN

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 10, 2017

  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor today to recognize a truly 
great citizen of Aurora, Colorado, Julian Scadden. Julian selflessly 
volunteers countless hours in a program known as the `VA's Compassion 
Corps.' Those in the Compassion Corps spend time with veterans who have 
no family or friends to come visit them at VA Hospital Community Living 
Centers.
  Julian works as a full time housekeeper at VA Hospital's Community 
Living Center, and then will often spend 12 or more hours sitting with 
veterans afterwards. To say that Julian has a strong commitment to our 
nation's veterans would be a vast understatement.
  A veteran himself, Julian enlisted in the Army in 1967 and served in 
Vietnam. Today, unfortunately, Julian is the last of what were once 20 
members of the `VA Compassion Corps' volunteers in the Denver area. It 
is my hope that his example will inspire others to volunteer for the 
Compassion Corps which fills such a vital role for those military men 
and women who have served the United States of America.
  Thanks to you Julian Scadden.

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