[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  WELCOMING RABBI ARNOLD E. RESNICOFF

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Beyer) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Rabbi Arnold E. 
Resnicoff who led us in the opening prayer today.
  Rabbi Resnicoff is an American conservative rabbi who served as a 
military officer and military chaplain. He served in Vietnam and in 
Europe before attending rabbinical school, and then went on to serve as 
a U.S. Navy chaplain for almost 5 years. He promoted the creation of 
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and delivered the closing prayer in its 
1982 dedication.
  In 1984, President Ronald Reagan spoke on his eyewitness account of 
the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing.
  After retiring from the military, the rabbi served as the National 
Director of Interreligious Affairs for the American Jewish Community 
and then special assistant to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the 
U.S. Air Force, serving at the equivalent military range of brigadier 
general.
  Across his career, he received several awards including: the Defense 
Superior Service Medal, the Department of the Air Force Decoration for 
Exceptional Civilian Service, and the Chapel of Four Chaplains Hall of 
Heroes Gold Medallion.
  He has always been a spiritual inspiration, and now inspires me to 
Google how far the golf balls were hit on the Moon.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to welcome Rabbi Resnicoff to the House 
of Representatives today, and personally thank him for his leadership 
and for offering the opening prayer.

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