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YOU HAVE NO IDEA

You! 

You have no idea! 

What kind of magnificent men so appear! 

Who so wear that uniform, whose fine hearts 

will not so break or bend! 

All in their most heroic shades of green, who 

upon them we all now so depend! 

Yea, you have no idea! 

Of what kind of fighting machines! 

Are all of these here, The United States Marines! 

Jager! 

Who do so courageously appear, and move all 

out into that darkness all without such 

fear! 

Yea, you have no idea! 

How much they so love this country tis of 

thee, 

and how much they do so truly believe! 

For in life, each person but has their own 

destiny . . . 

To give up, or to lead! To inspire you and 

me! 

To so set their sights ever higher, all in what 

they want to be! 

Yea, you have no idea! 

And what kind of magnificent families, 

that they all so have at home who they must 

now all so leave! 

You have no idea! 

How heroes are so made! 

Magnificent men like JKF, 

who go so boldly forth all out into harm’s 

way! 

From this Empire State, 

New York . . . Jessie . . . whose heart is so 

very Gotham this very day! 

Snipers, all so setting their sights high on 

victory, 

hunters who All In Strength In Honor Do So 

All Believe! 

Lone wolves out on the hunt, 

who move without being seen! 

Watch out enemy! Hunt It! Hunt It! 

For today is judgement day . . . 

And now its time for you to sleep! To pay! 

Who can make a shot from a mile away in 

enemy country, 

you would not believe! 

You, have no idea how they will fight to be 

free! 

With nerves of steel, 

and patience and concentration so very deep! 

Yea, you have no idea . . . 

of what their fine souls are so made up of so 

very deep down! 

As melding into that landscape as they so 

disappear, 

as all out there on their own, 

all out on their most courageous ways vanishing into the air . . . 

Yea, you have no idea . . . 

how much self control that it all so takes 

. . . 

How much stealth and patience, 

while an enemy but stands just a few feet 

away . . . 

For Snipers are not so made, but born to be 

great! 

For it is something that which inside is so 

innate! 

With such instincts that which so help them 

to live on . . . 

night after night, and day after day . . . 

Setting their sights on victory, as they calibrate . . . 

As so stealth fully they all so make their 

ways! 

The ones who for an eternity will ever so 

wait, 

just to get that shot made! 

As it was on one such fateful day, 

when death almost came Jessie’s way . . . 

When, it so took all that he so had . . . 

but to just so live but one more day! 

And yes, you have no idea of all of that 

heartache that it so takes! 

When, you so realize that you have so lost 

your strong legs . . . . 

And what it so takes, 

to somehow to begin each new day . . . 

Yea, you have no idea! 

Of the kind of pain and heartache, 

that Jessie has so faced! 

And the amount courage and faith that it all 

so takes, 

you would so amaze! 

While, against all odds . . . Maximus . . . 

Oh yes you Jessie just like a God you would 

not so fade! 

Setting your sights on recovery, 

as we so watched you and so realized how future angels are so made! 

As you never ran out of ammo, 

as your fine heart would somehow reload! 

To take your soul to higher places for all us 

to behold! 

While, all around you heartache would so explode! 

Yea you have no idea! 

How much it takes and how many tears! 

But, The Angels up in heaven . . . 

all of this can so see and feel! 

And our Lord’s tears for you Jessie . . . 

are all so very real! 

Because, he has some idea! 

Because, he’s been with you from the beginning so very close! 

When, you got that second shot at life! 

Between, the cross hairs of life and death 

. . . 

when your will to live so meant the most! 

As you Jessie so set your sights on life! 

As with your courage and all of your 

strength, 

all of us you have so blessed! 

Teaching us all what the word hero so 

means! 

And if ever I had a son! 

I’d pray that he’d have a heart, 

as half as great as your strong one! 

Yea, Jessie I have no idea . . . 

as to how and to what new heights your fine 

heart will so run! 

And how upon your face, 

I so see a smile as bright as the morning sun! 

But, one day up in Heaven Jessie you will so 

run . . . 

As thy will be done! 

And Jessie, 

how you find the strength and the courage, I 

have no idea! 

As I so see your sights are so set on Heaven, 

so very quite clear! 

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF 

SARASOTA COUNTY 

HON. VERN BUCHANAN OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 

Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Community Foundation of Sarasota County on obtaining accreditation from 

the Community Foundations National Standards Board. 

The Community Foundations National 

Standards Board was established as a supporting organization of the Council on Foundations, a nonprofit membership association of 

grantmaking foundations and corporations, to 

administer the National Standards. This board 

is responsible for upholding the quality, value, 

and integrity of the National Standards for 

U.S. Community Foundations, the first and 

only accreditation of its kind. 

In the United States, community foundations 

serve tens of thousands, administer more than 

$40 billion in charitable funds, and address the 

core concerns of more than 700 communities 

and regions. With such a presence—nationally 

and within local communities—comes great responsibility. 

Achieving confirmation and reconfirming 

compliance with National Standards is a rigorous process, guaranteeing that every community foundation that receives the designation has adhered to excellent philanthropic 

practice. This program requires community 

foundations to document their policies for governance, donor services, investments, 

grantmaking, community leadership, and administration. 

The Community Foundation of Sarasota 

County obtained its National Standards accreditation by demonstrating a commitment to 

operations quality, integrity, accountability, and 

adherence to the highest standards for 

grantmaking. For over 32 years, they have 

been making the important connection between individuals’ personal memories, passions, dreams and the fulfillment of their charitable goals. 

Oh behalf of the residents of Sarasota, I 

congratulate the Community Foundation of 

Sarasota County on receiving its National 

Standards accreditation and commend the 

foundation’s dedicated service to Sarasota. I 

would also like to recognize its exceptional efforts to enrich our community. We hope to see 

the foundation continue to grow and have a 

lasting impact for our community. 

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TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL 

ROBERT J. KASULKE’S 32 YEARS 

OF SERVICE TO OUR NATION 

HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

to pay tribute to Major General Robert J. 

Kasulke, for his extraordinary dedication to 

duty and service to the United States of America. Major General Robert J. Kasulke will retire 

as the Commanding General of the Army Reserve Medical Command (ARMEDCOM) on 

October 1, 2012. His military service spans 

over thirty-two years of dedicated selfless 

service to the United States Army Reserve. 

Major General Kasulke is a graduate of 

Fordham University where he received a 

Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1971 

and earned a Masters in Public Administration 

from the Syracuse University Maxwell School 

of Citizenship and Public Administration in 

1996. He earned his degree in Medicine in 

1975 and received a direct commission in the 

Medical Corps in 1980 following graduation 

from the State University of New York, Syracuse, College of Medicine while completing a 

Fellowship in Vascular Surgery. 

Major General Kasulke has served in the 

U.S. Army Reserve since 1980 and held assignments as General Surgeon, 5503d U.S. 

Army Hospital, 912th Combat Support Hospital 

and Chief of Surgery of the 376th Combat 

Support Hospital. He commanded Detachments 1, 2 and 3 of the 310th Field Hospital 

and the 865th Combat Support Hospital. He 

was appointed as the Commander of the 8th 

Medical Brigade in May 2001. From March of 

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Deputy Surgeon for Mobilization, Readiness 

and Reserve Affairs. 

While serving as the Commander of the 8th 

Medical Brigade, Major General Kasulke was 

selected to the Army Reserve Forces Policy 

Committee in Washington DC, and to the 

General Officer Medical Advisory Committee. 

Through these two prestigious committees, 

Major General Kasulke became the voice of 

the medical profession for the 77th Regional 

Support Command and the United States 

Army Reserve at the beginning of the Global 

War on Terrorism. 

Major General Kasulke instituted a highly 

successful Innovative Readiness Training program in support of an American Indian program named: Walking Shield American Indian 

Society. Operation Walking Shield deployed 

military doctors, dentists, nurses, and other 

medical personnel to various American Indian 

reservations to help address the serious 

health challenges that existed in those austere 

areas in five states over a period of five years. 

The soldiers deploying to these sites returned 

with enhanced skills in their medical field and 

with the knowledge they have served their nation in a unique and meaningful way. 

Major General Kasulke was also instrumental in creating a partnership with Kings 

County Medical Center, New York for a trauma training program which included the Jacobi 

Medical Center, New York. These partnerships 

proved to be an invaluable asset for training 

medical personnel for the type of trauma injuries those medical Soldiers would see within a 

combat theater of operations. The partnership 

augmented medical readiness of medical 

Army Reserve soldiers, and improved the 

training readiness of hundreds of medical personnel in the United States Army Reserve. 

While serving as the Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization, Readiness and Reserve 

Affairs, Major General Kasulke was the Senior 

United States Army Reserve Medical Department Officer acting as the representative and 

advisor to the Army Surgeon General. During 

his tenure he was instrumental in improving 

the joint medical readiness of the United 

States Army Reserve and National Guard. 

Major General Kasulke influenced and enhanced Army Reserve medical unit readiness 

by developing and increasing the number of 

joint medical exercises which sought to build 

and develop clinical training programs for Reserve clinicians. Furthermore, he improved 

support to the Surgeon General by building a 

United States Army Reserve Medical Consultant Staff, which was the first ever for the Surgeon General’s office. 

Major General Kasulke’s career is culminating with his assignment as the Commander 

of the Army Reserve Medical Command, at 

the C. W. Bill Young Armed Forces Reserve 

Center in Pinellas Park, Florida. Here, Major 

General Kasulke was the driving force for the 

Reserve Component Soldier Medical Support 

Center. This program coupled with the Medical 

Management Activity rapidly evaluates permanent profiles of Soldiers across the Army Reserve. Under Major General Kasulke’s stewardship, over 3,300 medically not ready profiles were reviewed resulting in a cost savings 

of over $88 million, and directly returning over 

1,500 Soldiers back to duty. The Medical Management Activity also downgraded approximately 3,500 profiles which equates to $120 

million in cost savings returning Soldiers back 

to their formations in a ready and deployable 

status. 

In his civilian career, Major General Kasulke 

is a board certified vascular surgeon. He is 

also board certified in general surgery and 

quality assurance. He is certified in medical 

regulating and HIV medicine. He is also a 

founding member of the American Hospice Organization. He authored or co-authored several articles or chapters in numerous books 

and periodicals. He also serves as Assistant 

Editor for The Federal Practitioner and The 

Journal of Military Medicine for Vascular and 

General Surgery. Major General Kasulke 

serves as Chair, Director, or member for over 

seven community, county, or regional boards 

of directors. He also serves on five military associations and was most recently elected to 

serve as President for the Congress of the 

International Organization of Medical Reservists. 

The Army Medical Department, the United 

States Army, and the Nation will dearly miss 

one of its most respected and valued leaders 

as Major General Robert J. Kasulke retires. 

We will miss his humility, selflessness, candor 

and integrity. Major General Robert J. 

Kasulke’s exemplary leadership and selfless 

devotion to duty has touched fully over three 

generations of Soldiers and their Families. 

On behalf of a grateful Nation, I join my colleagues today in recognizing and commending 

Major General Robert J. Kasulke for a lifetime 

of service to his country. For all he and his 

family have given and continue to give to our 

country, we are in their debt. We wish him, his 

wife Catherine, daughter Kristen, and son Stephen, all the best in his retirement. 

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NORTH KOREA REFUGEE 

ADOPTION ACT OF 2011 

SPEECH OF

HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN OF MARYLAND

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, as a cosponsor of H.R. 1464, the North Korea Refugee Adoption Act of 2011, I rise to thank Mr. 

Royce and Ranking Member Berman for 

bringing this important bipartisan bill to the 

floor on September 11, 2012. 

This bill was introduced to assist North Korean children living ‘‘stateless’’ outside of that 

country who face starvation and neglect because they are neither North Korean citizens 

nor citizens of the country where they currently reside. There are many American families who would love to give a home to these 

orphans and refugee children if they could. 

This legislation will help make that process 

easier. 

The bill encourages the Homeland and 

State Departments to develop strategies to 

help reunite North Korean refugee children 

with their families or to facilitate the adoption 

of the children by citizens of South Korea, 

China or other countries. Many of these children have Chinese fathers and North Korean 

mothers but are not claimed by either parent, 

and being stateless, don’t have access to the 

resources of either country. This bill will help 

provide for their immediate care and begin the 

process of getting them settled. 

I am proud to support this bill and ask my 

colleagues to join me. 

LOCAL OLYMPIANS 

HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 

Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to 

congratulate and recognize the Pittsburghers 

who competed in the 2012 London Olympic 

Games. 

We are proud in Pittsburgh to be a city of 

champions with deep-rooted team spirit and 

winning traditions. These Olympians have 

reached the pinnacle of accomplishment in 

their sports, and today I would like to salute 

their unyielding pursuit of excellence. These 

hometown heroes embody the ambition, resilience, courage, and dogged work ethic that 

the people of Western Pennsylvania deeply 

admire. I would like to individually recognize 

each of these outstanding athletes. 

Cassidy Krug attended Montour High School 

and Stanford University, where she was unbeaten in diving dual meet competitions. The 

NCAA champion, three time All-American, and 

10-time national champion was coached by 

both of her parents—her father, the head diving coach at the University of Pittsburgh and 

her mother, a coach at the Pitt Aquatic Club 

team. She briefly retired before making a 

comeback to compete in diving in London, 

coming in 7th in the women’s 3m springboard. 

She now plans to pursue a career in writing. 

Trevor Barron of Bethel Park, a race-walking prodigy, studies computer science at Colorado College. He started suffering seizures 

from epilepsy at age 8 and underwent multiple 

brain surgeries to overcome them. Thankfully, 

he is now seizure-free, and throughout the trying episodes, Barron exhibited an extraordinary zeal to achieve greatness. Barron won 

the U.S. National Junior Olympics every year 

from 2003 to 2006. He set the American 

record in the men’s 20,000 meter race-walk at 

the 2012 Olympic trials. He finished 26th in 

London setting an American record in the 

event. 

Allison Schmitt, two-time Olympian and sixtime Olympic medalist hails from the city of 

Pittsburgh. She took bronze in the 4x200 

meter freestyle relay at her Olympic debut in 

Beijing. This time around she swam the anchor leg in two relays bringing home the 

bronze in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay and 

the gold in the 4x100 meter medley relay. She 

also won silver in the 400 meter freestyle and 

gold in the 200 meter freestyle. Schmitt, 

known for her fun-loving nature and infectious 

positive attitude, is headed back to the University of Georgia for her senior year. 

Swin Cash of McKeesport helped the U.S. 

basketball team to its fifth straight gold medal 

at the Olympics. The team is on a 41-game 

winning streak in the Olympics, usually winning by nearly 30 point margins. Cash played 

basketball for UConn, leading the Huskies to 

National Championships in 2000 and 2002, 

when she was named the Most Outstanding 

Player of the Final Four. The second pick in 

the 2002 WNBA draft, she was selected by 

the Detroit Shock, and led the team to its first 

WNBA Championship the following year. This 

is her second gold at the Olympics, as she 

also played on the 2004 U.S. team in Athens. 

Cash has graciously given back to the community in McKeesport through her charity 

‘‘Cash for Kids’’ which uses sports and cultural 


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