[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING STAFF SERGEANT DANIEL ACOSTA ON BEING NAMED THE HOMES 
                     FOR HEROES--HERO OF THE MONTH

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 21, 2020

  Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Staff 
Sergeant Daniel Acosta on being named the Homes for Heroes--Hero of the 
Month.
  A citizen of Joliet, Staff Sergeant Acosta served as an explosive 
ordinance disposal technician in the United States Air Force from 2002 
to 2009. While serving in Iraq in 2006, he sustained serious injuries 
from an improvised explosive device. He was later awarded the Purple 
Heart by Brigadier General Frank Gorenc.
  Today, Staff Sergeant Acosta is a veteran service officer working as 
a senior caseworker with the Will County Veterans Assistance Program 
and is on advisory boards for other non-profit organizations such as 
the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes and Tee it Up for the Troops. 
He is also a board member for Adaptive Adventures, an organization 
dedicated to providing outdoor sports opportunities to people with 
physical disabilities and their families. I commend him for his service 
to our great nation.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing 
the service and sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Daniel Acosta. His service 
and sacrifice for this country are truly honorable.

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