[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING CHAPLAIN WILLIAM E. WALKER SENIOR AS CONSTITUENT OF THE 
                                 MONTH

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                            HON. MIKE LEVIN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 17, 2020

  Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize 
Chaplain William E. Walker Senior, Post Chaplain of Oceanside Veterans 
of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post I 0577 and Disabled American 
Veterans (DAV) Tri-Cities Chapter 95, as my Constituent of the Month. A 
true American patriot, after returning from serving in the United 
States Marine Corps (USMC) from l976 to 1988 and receiving the Combat 
Action Ribbon for his service in Saigon, Vietnam, Comrade Walker worked 
at Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) for 15 years until his 
retirement.
  Following his retirement and feeling that his service for this 
country wasn't over, Chaplain Walker made himself a fierce ally and 
fighter for veterans throughout North County. Dedicated to his 
convictions and supporting his fellow veterans, Chaplain Walker is 
especially known for visiting, calling, or helping wherever he can for 
VFW and DAV comrades who are in nursing homes, hospitals, rehab 
clinics, homebound, or in need of assistance. His commitment to the 
ministry and duties of Chaplain are beyond reproach, always there to 
lend a hand, offer spiritual guidance, and prayer.
  Chaplain Walker's service for local veterans groups in California's 
49th Congressional District is commendable. During an especially 
difficult time for our country as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through 
the nation and our community, Chaplain Walker continued to go above and 
beyond in helping local veterans and their families during a desperate 
time of need. Volunteering with the North County Food Bank, Chaplain 
Walker loaded his car with food and supplies to distribute to homebound 
veterans and veteran's widows struggling from the financial effects of 
the pandemic.
  In order to properly celebrate Veterans Day, we must do more than 
offer our thanks and appreciation. We need to fight for the support and 
resources that veterans have earned and deserve, and that's exactly 
what Chaplain Walker does every single day. As long as I have the 
privilege to serve on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, I will 
look to Chaplain Walker as an exemplary model of what it means to serve 
our veterans with reverence and resolve. I am deeply grateful for 
Chaplain Walker's continued service to our veterans, and I am proud to 
recognize him as my Constituent of the Month.

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