[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23336]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING RAY ADKINS

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                             HON. RON LEWIS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Saturday, August 4, 2007

  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ray 
Adkins, a remarkable man with a long history of service to his country. 
Mr. Adkins, a resident of Harned, Kentucky, has spent the majority of 
his life serving his country and helping his fellow Veterans.
  A Vietnam veteran, Ray Adkins had a distinguished 20-year military 
career. While serving, Ray was always willing to lend a hand to his 
fellow soldiers. He and his wife Rosemarie always let new military 
families stay in their home and assisted them until they got back on 
their feet.
  Mr. Adkins' service did not stop once he retired from the military. 
He has dedicated his life to assisting veterans in Kentucky. Ray has a 
veterans ministry at Corinth Baptist Church in McQuady, Kentucky. Also, 
he is an adjutant in the American Legion Post #1 in Hardinsburg, 
Kentucky. Ray has been working tirelessly to get a building for his 
American Legion Post.
  It is my privilege to honor Ray Adkins today, before the entire 
United States House of Representatives, for his service to our country 
and to his fellow Kentucky veterans. I admire his endless dedication to 
helping veterans in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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