[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 60 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING PETER CAMERON

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 8, 2019

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the significant 
career and accomplishments of Peter Cameron, a United States Army 
veteran who has dedicated more than 47 years to serving his fellow 
veterans in Sonoma County, on the occasion of his retirement.
  Mr. Cameron entered military service in 1965 and served his country 
with distinction in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. He was awarded the 
National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam 
Campaign Medal.
  Following his Army service, Mr Cameron became the founder, President, 
and Chief Executive Officer of Veterans Resource Centers of America, a 
community-based nonprofit organization in Sonoma County that provides 
employment training, housing, rehabilitation and case management as 
well as small business, legal, and advocacy services to veterans. The 
organization also supports a clinic and construction of three 
elementary schools in Luong Son, in the Republic of Vietnam.
  As a prominent leader and active voice for veterans, Mr. Cameron has, 
over the past 47 years, been a consultant to the White House, 
Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Agent Orange 
Class Assistance Program as well as numerous state and local agencies. 
Mr. Cameron collected materials for the first archival collection of 
Vietnam veterans' memorabilia which is now held at Cornell University. 
He also organized the first Vietnam veterans symposium held at Sonoma 
State University in 1979 and coordinated delegations of Vietnam 
veterans to travel to the Soviet Union and Kazakhstan to meet Soviet 
veterans of the war in Afghanistan in 1989 and 1990. In more recent 
years, he served as Secretary and Board Member of the National 
Coalition for Homeless Veterans.
  Madam Speaker, Peter Cameron's career is a sterling example of 
service and dedication to our country's veteran population. Mr. 
Cameron's tireless advocacy on behalf of his fellow veterans raised 
awareness and improved lives in Sonoma County and across the United 
States. Please join me in honoring Peter Cameron on the occasion of his 
retirement, and in wishing him the best of luck in his future 
endeavors.

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