Congressman Zeldin travels overseas with the Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to visit with US Soldiers over the Holidays.
Our Congressman, Lee Zeldin is spending his second consecutive holiday season, overseas with US Soldiers, deployed in the Middle East. The member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a part of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation, or a CODEL, currently ongoing through the Middle East, including Afghanistan. Congressman Zeldin is traveling with his fellow Congressmen, Rep. Mike Coffman (R, CO-6), Rep. David Valadao (R, CA-21) and Rep. David Cicilline (D, RI-1).
“It is an honor to visit our troops deployed overseas in the Middle East during the holiday season. Throughout this trip, I have had the privilege to thank many of our heroes, several from New York, risking their lives away from their families in defense of our freedoms and liberties. My meetings with top military and diplomatic leadership front and center in the fight against ISIS, Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups are also a critical component of this timely visit to the Middle East.” – Congressman Lee Zeldin, 1st District, New York
Last December, Congressmen Zeldin, Valadao and Cicilline were a part of a CODEL to the Middle East, where they spent Christmas Day, thanking troops in Iraq and Kuwait.
Congressman Zeldin and his fellow Congressmen on the CODEL, visited with servicemen stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan. Zeldin met with New York servicemembers Captain Dan Kim, SSG Luna Sergio, SSG Joseph Philbin and SPC Raymond Stock, who is from the Congressman’s hometown of Shirley. The CODEL also visited Bagram Air Base, in Afghanistan, where they met with MG John Thomson, Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division. Congressman Zeldin also met and spoke with several New York service members during his stay at Bagram Air Base.