[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E961]
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                              JOSE BRACERO

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2017

  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor United States Army 
and New Jersey National Guard veteran, Mr. Jose Bracero of Camden in 
New Jersey's First Congressional District.
   Mr. Bracero was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Camden. In 
1999 he graduated from Camden County Technical School. He then joined 
the U.S. Army in 2001 and was stationed at Fort Drum, 10th Mountain 
Division, assigned to 1/32 Infantry Regiment Unit.
   Jose Bracero's assignments included a six month peace keeping 
mission in Kosovo from 2001 to 2002, and a one year deployment to Iraq 
from 2003 to 2004. After he was honorably discharged from the Army, 
Jose Bracero served four years in the New Jersey National Guard.
   Even after his formal service to the United States military ended, 
Mr. Bracero's contributions to our country continue. In 2010, Jose 
Bracero started working on behalf work as an outreach coordinator with 
New Jersey's homeless veteran population as a mission to serve veterans 
continued in his case manager for Projects for Assistance in 
Transition. In 2012, Jose Bracero's Soldier On, a private non-profit 
organization committed to ending veteran homelessness.
   Additionally, Mr. Bracero serves as a liaison to multiple non-
profits, faith-based organizations, and local police departments to 
improve the quality of life for Southern New Jersey veterans with 
housing needs. He can often be found at train stations, airports, soup 
kitchens and shelters, working to connect veterans to housing 
opportunities.
   Jose Bracero is an honorable American, having served our great 
nation in a time of war, and merits our collective appreciation.
   I ask you to join me in saluting and thanking Jose Bracero for his 
service to our country and his ongoing commitment to our nation's 
veterans.

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