[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF FRED ROGERS

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 19, 2021

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the exemplary life 
of Fred Rogers, the outgoing commander of American Legion Peter J. 
Courcy Post 178 in Frisco, Texas. Mr. Rogers has conducted his life 
with distinguished service to his community and nation, through his 
service in the U.S. Armed Forces and his subsequent volunteer efforts.
  Mr. Rogers served honorably as an Air Policeman in the U.S. Air Force 
from 1960 to 1964. After retiring from his decades-long civilian career 
as a Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Rogers joined the 
American Legion in 2008. Mr. Rogers' leadership roles at multiple North 
Texas posts in The Colony, McKinney, and Frisco led to him receiving 
numerous post, district, division, department, and national awards.
  Mr. Rogers is a founding post member and has served as the Commander 
of Post 178 for the past seven years. His tireless efforts to bolster 
the new post's community involvement and promote its membership led to 
Post 178 earning the Texas Post Excellence Award for four consecutive 
years from 2016 through 2019. The post also earned the National Post 
Excellence Award for three consecutive years from 2016 through 2018. 
Despite the post's recent founding, it is one of the most recognized 
and fastest growing in the state of Texas. The post also recently 
earned recognition for establishing a Membership All-Time High for 
seven consecutive years from 2015 through 2021.
  Under his leadership as Post Commander, Post 178 has organized 
Memorial and Veterans Day events, sponsored dozens of high school 
juniors for American Legion Boys State, promoted the annual American 
Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship contest, worked alongside the 
Wreaths Across America organization at the Dallas-Fort Worth National 
Cemetery and contributed to many other community events and 
celebrations. I join Post 178 and the Frisco community in thanking Mr. 
Rogers for his devoted service to our veterans and his fellow citizens. 
He is truly an outstanding model of selfless civic service.

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