[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H441]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING THE AMERICAN FREEDOM FUND

  (Mr. BARR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of veterans 
who have come together to found the nonprofit American Freedom Fund.
  These three patriots--Petty Officer Gabriel Stecker, Major Rob 
Miller, and Lieutenant Donald Bramer, a fellow Kentuckian--have 
selflessly taken on an issue that faces many of our veterans when 
separated from service or returned home from operations abroad, to 
include loneliness and void of community, preventable circumstances 
that magnify wounds both seen and unseen.
  Through the American Freedom Fund's mission of athletics, education, 
and advocacy, their programs have brought hundreds of Active Reserve 
and veteran servicemembers together to play softball, enjoy sporting 
events, find that next career, or, more importantly, know that they are 
never alone.
  It is with great pleasure and pride that I commend these patriots and 
the troops of volunteers that make up the American Freedom Fund for 
their dedication and continued service to this Nation and its heroes.

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