[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14699]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         A TRIBUTE IN RECOGNITION OF OFFICER JOSE ENRIQUE VERA

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 10, 2009

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Officer Jose 
Enrique Vera, a trusted community partner in Brooklyn's safety.
  Officer Vera, a native of La Ceiba, Honduras, migrate with his family 
to the United States in 1975 at the age of 12. He attended the August 
Martin High School in Queens, New York, graduated from Farmingdale 
State University with a major in Business Administration, and graduated 
from the Police Academy in 1991.
  Officer Vera was the assigned to the 80th Precinct in the Clinton 
Hill section of Brooklyn. He later worked in Brooklyn South Borough and 
the 84th Precinct.
  Officer Vera now works on the Community Affairs Bureau, where he has 
expanded his role in working with the community as a Brooklyn North 
Crime Prevention Liaison, educating the community on personal safety 
and identity theft.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Officer Jose Enrique Vera, 
an individual committed to bringing diverse communities together and an 
inspiration to all of New York.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Officer Jose Enrique Vera.

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