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Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) Post 4914, 

the American Legion Post 516, the Disabled 

American Veterans Chapter 42, and the Marine Corps League 695. Ron Dash continues 

to visit and assist veterans, provide food for 

the homeless, and provide transportation for 

people with special needs across Willingboro 

and other communities. 

I thank Ronald F. Dash for his patriotism, 

and his continued service to the Willingboro 

community, the State of New Jersey, and this 

great nation. I urge my colleagues to join me 

in recognizing this great veteran hero and 

community servant. 

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VIRGINIA BEACH CRIME SOLVERS 

30TH ANNIVERSARY 

HON. E. SCOTT RIGELL 

OF VIRGINIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, I arise today to 

recognize the 30th anniversary of the Virginia 

Beach Crime Solvers. This organization has 

been a stalwart in our community and has 

been instrumental in keeping the streets of 

Virginia Beach safe. The partnership between 

the community, the Virginia Beach Police Department, and local media, is key to helping 

the Crime Solvers become one of the top 

crime solver organizations in the country. 

Since its inception in 1982, tips to Crime Solvers have resulted in over seven thousand arrests and fourteen thousand solved crimes. 

Their fine work led the Federal Bureau of Investigation to name Virginia Beach as the 

‘‘lowest violent crime rate city in the United 

States’’ in 2010. I would like to thank the original Board of Directors: Chairman Al Craft; 

Vice Chairman John J. Kruger; Tom Gmitter, 

Secretary; Bob DeFord, Treasurer; and, Members Thomas C. Broyles, Mary Ellen Cox, Ed 

Crittenden, Glenn R. Croshaw, George Duvall, 

John Godfrey, Marlene J. Hager, Ernie Hyers, 

Clarence Keel, Bill Myers, Dennis O’Hearn, 

Ragan B. Pulley, Jr., Gerald Weimer, Roy 

Willman, Navy Captain Danny Michaels and 

Aaron Parsons. I also want to thank the current Board of Directors: Chairman Joe 

O’Brien; Vice Chairman Freddi E. Moody; 

Bonnie B. Capito, Secretary; Daniel D. 

Edwards, Treasurer; and Members Don Albee, 

Marie Bauckman, Ginger Carl, James H. 

Capps, Alfred W. Craft, III, Ross Forster, Dr. 

Valerio M. Genta; Nancy Guy, Carleen 

Lombardo, Roseann Lugar, Stuart Myers, Karl 

Nichols, Ragan B. Pulley, Jr., Chris Roberts, 

Laura Roland, Lawrence E. Ronan, Troy 

Snead, Ruth Ann Steenburgh, Thomas H. 

Thatcher, Donald R.Thrush, Marion Wall and 

Francis L. Warren, Jr. I am thankful to both 

groups for stepping forward when their community needed them. Because of these fine 

community leaders, our children and grandchildren continue to have the opportunity to 

grow up in a safe community. I congratulate 

them on 30 years of service and look forward 

to having the Virginia Beach Crime Solvers 

serve the community for many years to come. 

IN RECOGNITION OF THE VICTORY 

ARCH 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 

recognition of the Victory Arch, which will 

make its debut after undergoing a two year 

restoration at the Cuyahoga County Fair in 

Berea, Ohio. 

The original Victory Arch was built in 1929 

by Fred Hartman and was erected at the main 

entry to the Berea Fairgrounds on Eastland 

Road. The arch’s columns are 25 feet high 

and span 35 feet across. For years the Victory 

Arch served as a beautiful welcoming sign to 

Cuyahoga County residents coming to enjoy 

the annual County Fair. Unfortunately, over 

the years, with the exception of some minimal 

work in the late 1970s, the arch began to rust 

and fell into disrepair. A few years ago, 

Berea’s Save Our Arch Committee began advocating for a full restoration of the Victory 

Arch. Two years ago the project began. 

The Cuyahoga County Fair Board, American 

Legion Post 91 and the Berea Historical Society helped to raise money and awareness 

needed to restore the structure. However, the 

physical restoration would not have been possible if it had not been for donations, support 

and countless man hours of the Berea City 

Club, Iron Workers Local 17 Apprentice Program, Cosmos Industrial Service, Inc., 

AkzoNobel, eGlobal Construction, Kottler 

Metal Products, Inc., Ziegler Bolt, Local 17 

President Tim McCarthy, Retiree Local 17 

Doug McJunkins, Sealcoat, Horizon Metal, 

Inc., Luna and American International—Michael Petrasek. 

The Victory Arch was resurrected to its 

original place on Eastland Avenue on July 12, 

2012 just weeks before thousands will visit the 

Berea Fairgrounds for the 116th Cuyahoga 

County Fair. 

Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me 

in honoring the reinstatement of the Victory 

Arch at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. 

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ADAM WALSH REAUTHORIZATION 

ACT OF 2012 

SPEECH OF

HON. MIKE PENCE OF INDIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 

Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 

support of the Adam Walsh Reauthorization 

Act of 2012 (H.R. 3796). I would like to recognize Representative Sensenbrenner for a career spent protecting our nation’s children, including this bill before the House today. 

Six years ago I stood with my then 15-year 

old son and 13-year old daughter in the Rose 

Garden at the White House when President 

George W. Bush signed into law the Adam 

Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 

2006. 

Title V of the Adam Walsh legislation contains my bill, the Child Pornography Prevention Act. My bill set forth new findings to protect children against so-called ‘‘home pornographers’’ to better enable federal prosecutors 

to proceed with cases against them. It also 

provided increased protection to victims of 

child pornography and strengthened the hand 

of law enforcement in investigating and bringing charges in obscenity and child pornography cases. Finally, it closed a loophole that 

allowed pornographers to exploit children by 

using them in productions with simulated sexual activity or lascivious sexually explicit content and then claim that they believed the children to be over age eighteen. 

The Adam Walsh legislation had many other 

good initiatives that have protected our nation’s children by improving sex offender registration and providing local law enforcement 

officials with tools needed to track those who 

prey upon children. Some of these provisions 

require reauthorization, and I am pleased 

today that we are moving forward with this reauthorization, especially of the two key programs that fund the U.S. Marshall’s fugitive 

apprehension program and the grants that 

help states comply with the national sex offender registry requirements, in a fiscally responsible manner. 

I consider myself fortunate to have been 

able to contribute to the Adam Walsh bill, as 

well as the 2003 Child Abduction Prevention 

Act (later renamed the PROTECT Act), which 

setup the Amber Alert system. That legislation 

also included the Truth in Domain Names Act 

that I authored. The Truth in Domain Names 

Act made it a criminal act to knowingly use a 

misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a child into viewing harmful material on 

the Internet, and it has made a difference in 

protecting children from Internet pornography. 

Congress over the years has faced many 

very difficult issues, but we always have kept 

the best interest of children at the forefront of 

our work. As we move to reauthorize these 

important programs in the Adam Walsh bill 

today, I want to thank my colleagues for coming together to put our children first. 

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HONORING THE LIFE OF ANI ́BAL 

DE JESU ́ S RODRI ́GUEZ 

HON. PEDRO R. PIERLUISI OF PUERTO RICO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

pay my respects to a great Puerto Rican and 

a great American, Anı ́bal De Jesu ́s Rodrı ́guez, 

who passed away on June 26, 2012. Army 

Staff Sergeant De Jesu ́s Rodrı ́guez was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean 

War. He served with distinction from September 1943 until December 1964, retiring 

after more than 20 years of active-duty service 

to our nation. 

In recognition of his achievements while in 

uniform, De Jesu ́s Rodrı ́guez was awarded 

the Army Commendation Medal, the American 

Theater Service Medal and the World War II 

Victory Medal. 

In addition to his own extraordinary service, 

Sergeant De Jesu ́s Rodrı ́guez helped cultivate 

a tradition of service in his family. His brothers 

also served in the U.S. Army, as did his three 

sons: Anı ́bal, Efrain and Juan. Moreover, three 

of his grandsons have served in the U.S. Air 

Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. It is families 

like his that keep our nation safe and strong. 

And it is families like his that make our country 

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I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring 

the life of this proud veteran, American patriot, 

family patriarch and role model, Anı ́bal De 

Jesu ́s Rodrı ́guez. I know he will be greatly 

missed by those who had the privilege to 

know him. But I also know that he will never 

be forgotten. 

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TRIBUTE TO T. RANDOLPH COX 

HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO OF WEST VIRGINIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

recognize the lifetime accomplishments of my 

friend, T. Randolph ‘‘Randy’’ Cox, who is 

being honored by the YMCA of the Kanawha 

Valley as its 2012 Spirit of the Valley recipient. 

Unfortunately Randy is being recognized post 

mortem as he passed away on his birthday, 

October 19, 2011, while participating in one of 

his favorite athletic sports, the game of 

squash. 

Raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Randy attended the University of Virginia as an undergraduate, the University of Massachusetts 

completing an MBA, and the University of 

Miami, where he completed his law degree 

and met his wife and lifelong partner, Ann. 

Randy and Ann moved to West Virginia and 

each became members of the law firm of 

Spilman, Thomas & Battle. Randy’s practice 

included environmental, telecommunications 

and corporate law, with a primary focus on 

government relations and insurance regulatory 

matters. Randy was well respected as a member of his firm and for his work throughout 

West Virginia’s legal community. 

Randy was also committed to serving the 

Kanawha Valley and his state, by giving back 

to the region where he resided and raised his 

family. He served in leadership roles with a 

number of local charitable, civic and philanthropic organizations, most notably, the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation as its former 

chairman of the board, the West Virginia 

Chamber of Commerce as its former chairman 

of the government relations committee and 

board of directors, and lastly, the Charleston 

YMCA, who is honoring him as its 2012 Spirit 

of the Valley recipient, having served as its 

chairman of the board. At the time of his 

death, Randy was serving as President of 

Edgewood Country Club where he spent his 

leisure time on the golf course or squash 

court. Randy was truly a versatile and talented 

man whose life was cut too short. 

The Spirit of the Valley award specifies that 

its recipient be, ‘‘. . . a person who quietly 

gives of themselves, their time and their resources when the Valley’s citizens need them. 

Their commitment, persistence, good judgment and joyful heart only enrich the fabric of 

life in our Valley.’’ There is no question that 

Randy certainly embodies these good character traits and is most deserving of this esteemed honor. I am just sorry that he cannot 

be with us as we honor him. 

In addition to his wife, Ann, Randy leaves 

behind two children, Thomas and his wife, 

Brittany, and his daughter Erin, whom he truly 

loved. 

Mr. Speaker, I am honored to speak to the 

accomplishments of T. Randolph ‘‘Randy’’ 

Cox, for the level of devotion to his family and 

his dedication to community service which 

makes Randy most deserving of the honor of 

the YMCA’s Spirit of the Valley. I am honored 

to call him my good friend and the Kanawha 

Valley is fortunate to remember him as one of 

their own. 

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MR. DAVID M. DONNINI 

HON. LOU BARLETTA OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

honor David M. Donnini who will be sworn in 

as President of UNICO National in August 

2012. Founded on October 10, 1922, UNICO 

National is the largest Italian-American service 

organization in the United States. During its 

outstanding history, the group has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help countless 

people and numerous charities. 

Mr. Donnini, a former Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania resident, joined the Wilkes-Barre 

Chapter of UNICO National in 2001. He was 

exceptionally active in committee work within 

the chapter and held numerous positions including treasurer and first elected vice president. In 2005, he relocated to Redondo 

Beach, California, and continued to dedicate 

his time to UNICO National by joining the Los 

Angeles Chapter. Due to his hard work, a year 

later, he was elected chapter president and 

served in this role from 2007 to 2008. To further aid the community, he founded the annual 

Italian Festival and Bocce Ball tournament in 

Hawthorne, California, to benefit the Jimmy V 

Foundation for Cancer Research. 

It is an honor to recognize Mr. Donnini and 

his involvement in an organization that has 

given so much to the community. I have had 

the esteemed privilege of attending many 

UNICO events in my congressional district, including pig roasts and charity events, and 

proudly witnessed the positive impact the 

group’s efforts have made in my community. 

I congratulate Mr. Donnini on this major accomplishment and look forward to seeing how 

his leadership impacts Italian-Americans and 

the thousands of people who benefit from this 

fine organization. 

Mr. Speaker, I commend David M. Donnini 

for his years of committed service to UNICO 

National and his readiness to serve the needs 

of Italian-Americans across our Nation and in 

northeastern Pennsylvania. 

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AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL LOGISTICS AND CAPABILITY OF 

AZERBAIJAN TO SUPPORT U.S. 

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS 

HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO OF GUAM

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 

to bring to the attention of my colleagues a 

very important matter that our military will 

soon face; the logistics of withdrawing our 

servicemembers and supplies from Afghanistan. 

Some 90,000 servicemembers, 100,000 

shipping containers and 50,000 vehicles will 

need to be transported out of Afghanistan by 

the end of 2014 when U.S. and NATO major 

combat operations come to an end. This accumulation has occurred over a decade and the 

logistics to drawdown will be monumental. 

Adding to this challenge is the instability of 

what has been the primary transit route which 

relies on the cooperation of Pakistan. Pakistan 

only recently reopened the transit routes after 

having closed them in late 2011. We must 

have safe, reliable, and secure alternative 

ways to move our servicemembers and supplies. 

Azerbaijan is one of several options that 

provides a reliable transit route for over 40% 

of non-munitions supplies to Afghanistan and 

with the announced closing of Transit Center 

at Manas (formerly Manas Air Base) in 

Kyrgyzstan, this route will be ever more important. 

Azerbaijan has been a strategic partner and 

key ally in our efforts to combat global terrorism. Azerbaijan was among the first Muslim 

countries to send troops to Afghanistan and 

Iraq as well as provide flyover rights to our 

military. 

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me 

in thanking Azerbaijan for their friendship and 

partnership. I hope we continue to work with 

Azerbaijan to make certain our 

servicemembers have a safe and secure route 

for the supplies they need for their well-being 

while we are still in Afghanistan. It is also essential that we continue to partner with Azerbaijan to ensure we have reliable ways to 

safely withdraw by the end of 2014. 

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IN HONOR OF THE LAWNSIDE 

VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NO. 1 

HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 

Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

honor the Lawnside Volunteer Fire Company 

No. 1 for its tireless efforts protecting and 

serving the residents of Lawnside over the last 

100 years. At this great milestone, I recognize 

the heroic work of these individuals who routinely place themselves in harm’s way for the 

greater good of the community. These volunteers serve as vanguards of safety and stability, performing necessary duties that few are 

willing to undertake. 

Since its humble beginnings in 1912 with 

only a small fire hall and single Model T Ford, 

the Lawnside Volunteer Fire Company has 

found growth through determination and community initiative. Through fundraising and the 

awarding of federal grants, the Lawnside Fire 

Company steadily grew its fleet of emergency 

vehicles, providing greater lifesaving assistance to the Lawnside community. The 

Lawnside Fire Company has also gained 

statewide recognition as a premiere company, 

having won a series of awards at the annual 

New Jersey Firemen’s Convention. 

Mr. Speaker, Lawnside Fire Company’s contributions and endless dedication to the 

Lawnside community should not go unrecognized. I join the citizens of Lawnside and all of 

Camden County in honoring the achievements 

of this exceptional fire company. 


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