[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17152]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES COLLINS

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2013

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commemorate 
the accomplishments of veteran James Collins of Dartmouth, 
Massachusetts, the Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year.
  James Collins, born in Kentucky, served in the Air Force as a staff 
sergeant in Korea and Japan, as well as at the Otis Air Force Base on 
Cape Cod. In 1965, Mr. Collins moved to Dartmouth, Massachusetts and 
has selflessly served veterans in his community, primarily as a 
Dartmouth Veterans Service Officer from 1996 to 2003. In his 
retirement, Mr. Collins has continued his service to the veteran 
community providing needed assistance and securing benefits for 
veterans and their families. In addition, Mr. Collins is a member of 
the Dartmouth Veterans Advisory Board which he helped establish in 
1997. He is the current Adjutant and Services Officer for the Veterans 
of Foreign Wars Post #9059 and is a member of the American Legion Post 
#307. In all of these organizations, he has worked tirelessly to 
increase membership and raise funds for projects such as local Veterans 
Memorials and the annual Dartmouth Memorial Day Parade. Mr. Collins has 
given so much to his community, and serves as an example of what it 
means to serve one's country.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize James Collins for his service 
in the Air Force and his community. I ask that my colleagues join me in 
honoring the work of Officer James Collins, the Southeastern 
Massachusetts Veteran of the Year.

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