When you first walk into the Government Center at the Delaware County Courthouse you don't see pictures of long dead judges or former elected officials. The lobby of that area is adorned with pictures of currently serving members of our nation's military. The Ridley Township building has a similar set up in their lobby. It's nothing fancy, but it gets the point across.

Recently, my Mom and Dad were invited by members of County Council (Linda Cartisano, Jack Whelan, Christine Fizzano-Cannon, Tom McGarrigle, and Andy Lewis) to hang my photo amongst the others from Delco serving.

Due to the unique nature of a sitting State Rep serving in the military, I am often recognized for my service more so than others. Many troops have fought harder and longer than I have with little or no recognition. These are the unsung heroes who get the job done on a day to day basis. My hat is off to those people at the courthouse who decided to recognize all of us for what we do. In a time when Michael Jackson's estate gets 5000 hours of coverage TV for every hour spent on the wars, it's nice to know that people remember us. Sadly many people could tell you the latest gossip on MJ but could not tell you who Jason Dunham, Ross McGinnis, Michael Monsoor, Michael Murphy, and Paul Smith are.

http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/08/05/life/doc4a78f63e1e381225017933.txt

Other news from Delco:
WWII heroes and personal friends of mine Bud Hendrick and Ed Buffman in the news. If you should ever have the fortune of meeting these two men you'll be in for the time of your life. While Bud is 90 and Ed in his eighties you'd think you were hanging out with two teenage sailors on leave. These two men, along with Media Mayor Bob McMahon (a Viet Nam Combat Infantryman) and others are amongst the founding members of the Pennsylvania Veteran's Museum and should be commended for their patriotism

Veteran's Museum Gets a New Entrance:
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/07/27/news/doc4a6d199c37c55290848591.txt