[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24819]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING ALBERTSON'S INCORPORATED OF BOISE, ID

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a quiet patriot 
from Idaho. Our National Guard and Reserve troops who have been called 
up to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq have left behind not only families, 
but in many cases, full-time jobs. Many employers go the extra mile to 
provide support to their deployed employees, their families, and 
communities. One such employer-patriot is Albertson's Incorporated, 
headquartered in Boise, ID.
  Albertson's Incorporated recently received recognition from the 
Department of Defense for its extraordinary ongoing efforts in support 
of deployed employees, and those employees' families. The National 
Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, ESGR, has 
chosen Albertson's Incorporated as one of only four companies 
nationwide to receive the 2003 ESGR Home Front Award. The Department of 
Defense recognizes the efforts of these companies to take steps such as 
providing pay differential, the continuation of benefits when their 
employees are mobilized, and a willingness to advocate Guard and 
Reserve service among their industry peers. With many employees 
currently stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan, Albertson's has shown 
dedication to the values of freedom and democracy, and perseverance in 
light of limited personnel resources. Albertson's has translated 
patriotic words into action, and shown that corporations as well as 
individuals can lend a helping hand to the men and women of the Armed 
Forces, their families, and our Nation as a whole.

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