Rep. Zeldin Visits Troops in Middle East for 4th Straight Christmas

Congressman Zeldin delivered chocolate chip cookies from Tate’s Bake Shop; based in New York’s First Congressional District, to deployed constituents from Orient, Riverhead and elsewhere.

MIDDLE EAST - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) spent Christmas again in the Middle East visiting U.S. troops deployed in the CENTCOM Area of Operations and participating in several high level diplomatic and military meetings in addition to several other troop engagements, including serving lunch and dinner to the troops at three separate bases. Every Christmas since coming to Congress, Congressman Zeldin has led a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) of Members of Congress to the Middle East. This year, he is joined by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R, PA-1), Rep. Filemon Vela (D, TX-34) and Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS).

“Spending Christmas away from their families isn’t easy, and for many of our servicemen and women this isn’t the first holiday season away from home,” said Congressman Zeldin. “It is an honor to be able to personally thank them for their service, let them know how much they are appreciated and how many Americans are thinking of them, praying for them and immensely grateful for their service.”