Additional Photos of Herger with Northern Californians
I recently had the privilege of meeting with two incredible Northern California troops who are receiving treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here in our nation’s capital. Air Force Sgt. Chris Frost of Chico (pictured left) and Army Spc. David Mayer of Redding (pictured left center, next to his father Glenn) received amputee wounds in Iraq earlier this year. Sgt. Frost and Spc. Mayer were both in good spirits even as they deal with their life-altering injuries. Sgt. Frost is continuing to serve our nation in the U.S. Air Force, while Spc. Mayer plans to soon make the transition into serving our nation’s intelligence community. I was inspired by their remarkable courage and uplifting spirit. It is because of the service and sacrifices of people like Sgt. Frost and Spc. Mayer that we live in a nation that is free, prosperous, and secure.
Congressman Herger serves diners during the Shasta County Older Adult Policy Council's "Celebrity Soup Kitchen" annual dinner, which raises funds to assist senior citizens with their heating bills.
Rep. Herger visited the Weaverville Community Forest in October, and praised the Bureau of Land Management and local community members for a win-win plan in which 1,000 acres of federal land is managed according to a local plan. Fire-prone and overstocked stands of timber have been thinned, the local mill has been supplied with logs, and profits from the timber harvests have been reinvested locally. "We need more of this kind of coordination between federal agencies and local communities," Herger said. The ability to enter into "stewardship" agreements arose out of a federal law supported by Rep. Herger.
