[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 95 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING RYAN GRAHAM, COMMANDER OF THE QUEENS COUNTY COUNCIL VFW

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                            HON. GRACE MENG

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 8, 2018

  Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of Ryan 
Scott Graham as the commander of the Queens County Council of the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Ryan graduated from John 
Adams High School in Ozone Park, New York in 2001. He then enlisted in 
the United States Air Force, where he served from 2002 to 2008. While 
in the Air Force, Ryan was deployed to Baghdad in support of Operation 
Iraqi Freedom. His honorable service included working as a stock 
control technician at Hurlburt Field to provide support for 257 special 
operations forces, and as a computer systems analyst at Langley Air 
Force Base to provide support for 136 combat air force units across the 
globe. For the last four years, Ryan has tirelessly advocated on behalf 
of the veterans of Queens County as commander of the Queens County 
Council VFW.
  During his time as commander, he diligently worked with local, state, 
and federal government officials to promote legislation benefiting 
veterans and improving VA services. Ryan is committed to helping his 
fellow veterans and will continue in his role as a legislative advocate 
for the VFW and the veterans of Queens County.
  Ryan is extremely well-respected in the Queens County community and 
is very attentive to the needs of his local veterans, providing them 
with the resources and support they need. When WWII veteran Leonard 
Miller's flagpole was destroyed twice by two major storms, Ryan and the 
Queens County Council VFW came to his aid and replaced the flagpole 
allowing Mr. Miller to again proudly display the American flag.
  For his service to the veterans of Queens County and to our country, 
I ask all of my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me 
in honoring Mr. Ryan Graham.

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