[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF SARA CUNNINGHAM

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                           HON. JACK BERGMAN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 2024

  Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the Director of 
Cheboygan County Veterans Services, Sara Cunningham. Sara's role in 
assisting Veterans and their families in obtaining county, state, and 
federal benefits to which they are entitled has been monumental for our 
servicemembers and their loved ones.
  Sara served the country in the United States Coast Guard from 1999 to 
2004. She was stationed in Texas and New Jersey during her five years 
of military service. She came to the Cheboygan area when her husband 
was transferred to the United States Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw in 
2014. She has worked in the Cheboygan County Veterans Services Office 
since December 2015 and also serves as the treasurer and secretary for 
the Veterans Memorial Park Committee.
  In April 2022, Sara was recognized as the Hometown Hero of the Year 
by the Cheboygan County Veterans Subcommittee for everything she has 
done for local veterans. She was the first person to receive this honor 
for her exemplary work and humble service. Sara has also been the 
recipient of numerous statements of support and heartfelt appreciation 
from multiple Veterans and their families for the sacrifices she makes 
every day to serve those heroes.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize the Director of Cheboygan 
County Veterans Services, Sara Cunningham for all her hard work and 
efforts on behalf of Veterans. Sara is an outstanding example of the 
ripple effect of positivity that one individual can start for a 
community and a grateful Nation and I wish her the best in all of her 
future endeavors.

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