[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4773]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING REV. ELLIOTT L. FOSS

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, Members of the House, it's a great honor 
today to introduce my friend, the Reverend Elliott Foss, to the chamber 
and to the folks who are our visitors today. Elliott has been a friend 
of mine for a number of years, almost going on two decades, in fact. 
Elliott was appointed the National Chaplain of the American Legion on 
August 30, 2007, by the National Commander, Marty Conatser. The 
appointment was made following the closing session of the 89th National 
Convention in Reno, Nevada.
  He is a retired U.S. Navy Command Master Chief and Hospital Corpsman 
from the Submarine Division, and served during the Vietnam War and 
through the Gulf wars. Elliott attended Candler Seminary School of 
Ministry at Emory University. He also served as pastor to churches in 
Maine, Virginia, Connecticut, Florida, and Georgia. He is a Georgia 
resident and is an ordained Southern Baptist Minister and Chaplain, 
even though he has been the minister in four different Methodist 
churches in my district.
  Elliott is a member of the American Legion Post 317 in coastal 
Georgia, where he serves as Post Commander. Reverend Foss also has 
served as the 8th District Vice Commander and as Post 9 Brunswick 
Commander. Chaplain Foss serves as the Department of Georgia Chaplain 
for now 7 years. He has held numerous leadership positions at the post, 
State and national levels during the past 11 years.
  He and his wife, Arlene, reside in Kingsland, Georgia. I first got to 
know him when he was the chaplain of the Seaman's House and worked with 
people and sailors from all over the world and members of our own 
merchant marine. He is a great guy, a great man of the Lord, and we are 
very proud to have him as chaplain of the day today.

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