[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING EAGLE SCOUT EVAN MICHAEL HOLMES

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, today, I recognize Evan Michael Holmes 
from Troop 95 in Upper Township on the attainment of his Eagle Scout 
rank. Eagle Scout is the highest rank obtainable from the Boy Scouts of 
America, and only 4 percent of all boys ever achieve this prestigious 
recognition.
  Eagle Scouts are more likely to dedicate their life to service, and 
his service is very special. He is planning to join the Navy in 
February 2020. I was proud of Evan's beautiful Court of Honor that was 
celebrated earlier this month, and I congratulate Evan.
  Mr. Speaker, we are proud of Evan and look forward to big things in 
the future from him. Some of us look for heroes in celebrities--God 
help us. Some look for heroes here in Washington--equally, God help us. 
But my heroes are individuals, young men like Evan, who do more, who 
work harder, and who know what it is to be a true American and a good 
person, who really care for and love their families and the people 
around them.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish Evan the very best, and may God bless him.

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