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Meeting with representative of Shake-A-Leg Foundation - Congressman Buyer meets with Harry Horgan of Shake-A-Leg Foundation regarding the Foundation's participation in the U.S. Paralympics Lafayette Town Hall pic 38 - Congressman Buyer addressing questions from the audience in Lafayette. Lafayette Town Hall pic 37 - Congressman Buyer taking "rapid fire questions' from the audience at the September 12th Town Hall. Town Hall pic 33 - The large crowd in attendance at the Danville Town Hall. Town Hall pic 29 - Congresman Buyer addressing the crowd in Danville. Town Hall 26 - Congressman Buyer welcoming constituents at the Danville Town Hall. hoosier job fair015 - Employers and potential employees seeking a great match at the 2009 Hoosier Job Fair in Monticello hoosier jobfair013 - Steve listens to constituents at the Hoosier Job Fair in Monticello hoosier job fair008 - Steve chats with an attendee at the Monticello Hoosier Job Fair; co-sponsor, State Senator Brandt Hershman is in the background. Honor Flight737 - AMVETS with Steve at the WWII Memorial in Washington DC posing by the Indiana memorial Honor Flight730 - Steve with Hoosier AMVETS at the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. Honor Flight715 - Steve enjoys talking with a Hoosier veteran at the Washington D.C. WWII Memorial, September 2008 Honor Flight711 - Steve speaks with some AMVETS at the September 2008 Honor Flight event in Washington D.C. Honor Flight709 AMVETS - Sept. 2008: Several Hoosier AMVETS of WWII pose by the memorial for Indiana at the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. Honor Flight642 - A group a WWII Hoosier Veterans pose with Steve and Bob Dole at the Honor Flight in May 2008 Honor Flight639 - Wider view of the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. at the Honor Flight event with Bob Dole in May 2008 Honor Flight638 - Hoosier WWII veterans listen as Bob Dole talks. honor flight632 - Steve with Bob Dole speaking to Hoosier Veterans at the Honor Flight of May 2008 honor flight631 with Bob Dole - Bob Dole and Steve attend the Honor Flight with Hoosier WWII veterans at the WWII Memorial in May 2008 crawfordsville jobfair 018 - Job seekers and employers at the Hoosier Job Fair 2009 crawfordsville job fair_015 - Job seekers and potential employers at the Hoosier Job Fair job seekers and employers_003 - Job seekers look for a match to job openings offered by many employers Steve with constituent - Steve talks with a constituent at the 2009 Hoosier Job Fair held in Crawfordsville April 6 at Crawfordsville High School Jan accepts award for Steve - Steve Buyer's casework manager, Jan Faker, accepts the Medicare Award Certification of Thanks on Steve's behalf from Wellcare and the Coalition for Medicare Choices, Monday, March 9, 2009. The Coalition has 800,000 members and presented this award to only 40 Members of Congress. with summit attendees - Steve speaks with several attendees of the Energy Summit, May 2009 with other panelists - Congressman Buyer with other panelists at the GOP Energy Summit,including Congressman Mike Pence and Congressman Dan Burton panel with US energy rate impacts - GOP Energy Summit Panel with a Waxman-Markey 2030 energy rate impacts map with Governor Daniels - Governor Daniels and Congressman Buyer at the GOP Energy Summit panel at the energy summit - panel at the 2009 GOP Energy Summit speaking with reporters - Congressman Buyer speaks to reports outside the Energy Forum in Indianapolis speaks to energy forum group - Steve speaking to the group attending the Energy Forum in Indianapolis April 2007 speaking to the forum group - Congressman Buyer speaking to the group attending the Energy Forum in Indianapolis speaking at UPS 100th celebration - Congressman Buyer as a featured speaker at UPS 100th Anniversary Celebration UPS 100th Anniversary #4 - Steve speaks with attendees at the UPS Indianapolis facility 100th Anniversary UPS 100th Anniverary #3 - Longtime employee honored at the UPS facility 100th Anniverary event in Indianapolis UPS 100th Anniversary #2 - Steve speaks with attendees at the UPS facility 100th Anniversary event in Indianapolis UPS 100th Anniversary - Congressman Buyer speaks with attendees at the Indy UPS facility 100th Anniversary event with group of aircraft test mechanic - Steve with a group of Experimental Aircraft Engine Test Mechanics-Denny Raasch, Jerry VanSant, Glen Johnston,and Brad Piercefield greeting Steve Ennis - Steve greets Steve Ennis, an Experimental Aircraft Engine Test Mechanic speech at Rolls Royce in Indianapolis - Steve giving a speech at the Rolls Royce plant visit in 2006 with Lawrence Wilson - Congressman Buyer greets Lawrence Wilson, Labor Relations Representative with Jim Seaman - Congressman Buyer with Jim Seaman, an Experimental Aircraft Engine Test Mechanic With Lynn Mitchell - Congressman Buyer with Lynn Mitchell, an Experimental Aircraft engine Test Mechanic Pres. Bush sign "Fallen Heroes" - President Bush signs the "Respect for Fallen Heroes" legisaltion with families and Patriot Riders attending Baghdad8 - Face of the Coalition, a British Army lieutenant colonel and surgeon briefs the congressional delegation on the surgical capabilities of the 10th Combat Surgical Hospital, in Baghdad. The 10th CSH is a midway stage for many wounded in Iraq, who arrive here from their unit medical stations. If necessary, they proceed to the military's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and to facilities in the U.S., such as Walter Reed Army Medical Center. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Steve Buyer and John Boozman as well as John Salazar and Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson visited medical facilities in Kuwait, Iraq and Germany to assess the U.S. military's ability to provide seamless medical and dental care for servicemembers returning from combat. Baghdad3 - August 2005, at his Baghdad home, Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani (center), welcomes the delegation, conveys the appreciation of the Iraqi people and urges Congressman Buyer to communicate to Congress the need for America's continued support of his government and his nation. From left, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Syeve Buyer, President Talabani, Rep. John Salazar, Rep. John Boozman was also present. Baghdad6 - Congressman Buyer accepts a gift from Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jasim, a former Iraqi Army commander who opposed the 1990 invasion of Kuwait and was imprisoned by Saddam Hussein. Balad8 - Writing, "If the jobs were easy - you wouldn't have been called! Godspeed, Steve Buyer," the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Desert Storm veteran offers his thanks to troops of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group's theater hospital, on their Salute to Heroes wall, in Balad, Iraq. Balad4 - Chairman Steve Buyer visits with a medic of the 57th Medical Company, beside his UH-60 air ambulance at Camp Anaconda, Iraq. The 57th provides "dustoff" aero medical evacuation support and services, clears the battlefield of wounded soldiers, and moves medical equipment, supplies, blood, and medical personnel. mef7 - A quarter-inch deeper or an inch to the left and this Marine, recovering from the impact of an insurgent's automatic rifle bullet on his body armor plate, would have suffered far worse than bad bruises or a broken rib. Landstuhl4 - A soldier recuperating at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, tells Congressman Buyer about the improvised explosive device that injured his arm and destroyed his HMMWV in Iraq earlier that month. mef2 - Showing examples of improvements in individual body armor to his fellow congressmen, Steve Buyer at Camp Fallujah on August 17 emphasizes the importance of developing armor that weighs less and protects against both penetration and blast. Buyer's leadership on this issue was reflected in a recent Marine Corps decision to research better helmets. While in Iraq, whenever he encountered a Marine, Buyer asked whether or not they had received the new helmet inserts. Within thirty-six hours, a directive was issued to all Marine Commanders that an assessment must be done to determine those with or without lightweight helmets throughout the Middle East. Baghdad4 - Steve, on the left, with Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani. Baghdad1 - A four-star greeting in Baghdad is extended by Gen. George Casey, Multi-National Force-Iraq commanding general, who gave VA Secretary Nicholson (left), Congressman Buyer, Rep. Salazar and Rep. Boozman a briefing on their arrival from Kuwait, August 16, 2005. General Casey stressed the progress of the Iraqi security forces being trained by his command, and their growing ability to carry out missions formerly undertaken by Coalition forces. Balad9 - Flanked by Hoosiers at Camp Anaconda, Congressman Buyer stands proudly with members of the Army Reserve's 209th Quartermaster Company, headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana. The company arrived in Iraq this month to serve its second Operation Iraqi Freedom tour. Arifjan12 - Congressman Buyer stands with proud Hoosier soldiers at Camp Arifjan Arifjan13 - Steve visits with soldiers from his home state of Indiana after a dinner at the Camp Arifjan dining facility in Kuwait on August 15, 2005 Arifjan5 - Steve Buyer eats dinner at the Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, dining facility with an Indiana soldier during a visit to inspect the military's capability to provide seamless medical and dental care for servicemembers returning from combat. Arifjan2 - In 2005, leading a congressional delegation to U.S. military facilities supporting the global war on terror, as Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Steve Buyer inspected the military's capability to provide seamless medical and dental care for servicemembers returning from combat, and shared a GI meal with soldiers from their home states. From left, delegation members Buyer, John Salazar (D-Colo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson learn about the capabilities of the U.S. Military Hospital Kuwait, located at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait unveiling the plaque - Rev. Laszle Kovacs, Congressman Chocola, Jack Lawrence (Mac's son), David Light (Post Office Operations Manager) and Congressman Steve Buyer unveiling the plaque naming the Mac Lawrence Post Offices by an act of Congress. Guests of Honor - Guests of Honor for the dedication are Mac Lawrence's wife and daughters (from L to R) Karen Womack, Phyllis Lawrence and Jill Burns with Chocola and Mac Lawrence's medals - Buyer and Congressman Chris Chocola stand beside the awards and medals Mac Lawrence earned for his service to his country Jack Lawrence showing Mac's medals - Steve and Jack Lawrence showing the awards and medals of Mac Lawrence Francesville citizens watch ceremony - Francesville citizens come out to watch the Dedication Ceremony for the Malcolm Melville Lawrence Post Office Steve greets attendees and Chocola - Buyer greets (from left to right) Jill Burns, Karen Womack, David Light, Reverend Laszle Kovacs, Congressman Chris Chocola and Susanne Reinholt IVH medal presentation - WWII Bronze Medal presentation at Indiana Veterans Home Hubert Gardner of W. Lafayette - Steve pinning Hubert Garder of West Lafayette, IN Delmar Clausen and Jerry Cain - Steve with Delmar Clausen and Jerry Cain Col. Gary Steinhardt of Purdue Univ. - COL. (Ret.) GAry Steinhardt of Purdue University Buford Duffy of Monon, IN - With Buford Duffy of Monon, IN and Sgt. Major Joe Oyler talking with PG Riders - Steve talking with Patriot Guard Riders at Capitol event with Riders and Rep. Steve Chabot - with Patriot Guard Riders and Rep. Steve Chabot Speaking at PGR event - Speaking at event at the Capitol honoring Fallen Heroes PG Riders and Rep. John Carter - Patriot Guard Riders with Steve and Rep. John Carter Patriot Guard Riders - Patriot Guard Riders in front of the Caiotol Respect for Fallen Heroes press - Speaking at Press Conference for "Respect for Fallen Heroes Act" Crawfordsville Job Fair - Talking with constituents