Political Quotes

“I rise to commend an extraordinary Georgian for her lifetime of service to the State of Georgia and to our entire country. This month, Ms. Kim Riggins will retire as a congressional liaison in the Atlanta VA Regional Office's Congressional Unit, where she works to ensure Georgia's veterans and their families can access the benefits they have earned, and to coordinate that work with Georgia's congressional offices. In 1979, Ms. Riggins enlisted in U.S. Navy, and she served on Active Duty from October 1979 until October 1983. While stationed at Fort Myers, VA, she met and married Charles Riggins, a soldier, in 1983. The couple had two sons, Charles Jr., an educator, and Terron, Active-Duty Army. Both are married and captains in the National Guard and Active Army, respectively. Upon her discharge from Active Duty, Ms. Riggins joined the Navy Reserves and remained in the Reserves until 1994. In June 1994, Charles and Kim Riggins moved to Georgia. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, she was recalled to Active Duty and served from February 2002 until October 2003. Ms. Riggins retired from the U.S. Naval Reserves in 2005, and in May 2008, she graduated magna cum laude from Clayton State University, earning a bachelor's degree in accounting with a minor in finance. She began working at the Atlanta VA in August 2009 and was hired under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--ARRA--of 2009 as a veterans service representative, VSR. Ms.…”