[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  TRIBUTE TO PETTY OFFICER OSCAR GOMEZ

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                         HON. RONALD D. COLEMAN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 1995
  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I wish to pay tribute to Petty Officer 
Oscar Gomez who has been recognized as the Nation's Navy Reserve 
Enlisted Recruiter of the Year.
  Petty Officer Gomez has spent 10 of his 13 years on active duty with 
the Navy. He set a goal of 46 recruits at the beginning of fiscal year 
1994 and achieved 167 percent of that goal by signing up 77 recruits. 
Gomez will be promoted to Petty Officer 1st Class in El Paso. The El 
Paso recruiting office can claim both the country's top recruiter and 
the Nation's top recruiting office for the past several years.
  This achievement is especially remarkable in light of the fact that 
El Paso is a landlocked city in the middle of the southwest desert.
  Mr. Speaker, Oscar Gomez is an outstanding citizen and a national 
treasure, and I am privileged to count him as one of my constituents. I 
ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Petty Officer Oscar Gomez for 
his efforts and tireless service to our Nation and saluting him in this 
milestone in his professional career.


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