The use of innovative methods to educate and encourage young people about the benefits of service to their country is essential in today's marketplace.

Mr. Speaker, we know that today our armed forces are facing serious shortfalls in recruitment.

It is essential for our national security that our government do all it can to support our armed forces.

His persistence and hard work have ensured a better life for individuals who have certainly earned it: those men and women who have risked their lives serving the United States of America.

Bruce Eveland is a tremendous asset to veterans everywhere, and, on the dawn of his homecoming celebration in Lumberton, New Jersey, I ask my colleagues in the 106th Congress to join me in recognizing his service.

I rise before you today to recognize an organization which has served as the backbone for securing and protecting the rights of veterans of United States Armed Forces.

This year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States celebrates its 100th year of providing a voice for the American military retiree.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Eveland for all that he has done not only for veterans, but for his country.

Earl deserves a great deal of our gratitude and admiration for his tireless service.

Mr. Siegman represents the type of leader who is a tremendous source of inspiration for volunteers and the organizations that they assist.

Earl Siegman has spent his entire adult life serving as a role model to the young people who have had the privilege of knowing him.