[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




COMMENDING ELDER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR SUPPORTING ELDER HIGH SCHOOL 
                   ALUMNI SERVING OUR NATION OVERSEAS

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Madam Speaker, a few years ago, I had the honor of coming 
to the floor of this House to congratulate Cincinnati's Elder High 
School for winning the Ohio State Division 1 football championship 2 
years in a row, quite an accomplishment.
  Today, I want to recognize and commend Elder High school seniors Matt 
Brannon and Ben Combs and a group of about a dozen fellow Elder 
students for doing something every bit as worthy of recognition. These 
young men, on their own initiative, raised the necessary funds to ship 
care packages to Elder alumni who are serving our Nation in uniform 
overseas. In the words of Matt Brannon, ``I want to help people who are 
risking their lives for us.''
  Such patriotism should be an inspiration to us all, and Elder High 
School can be proud that they are educating and instilling in their 
students the highest values.
  Thank you, Elder Panthers. Well done.

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