[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2121-E2122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO CWO3 NELSON CANALES

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 29, 1997

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to CWO Three 
Nelson Canales, a father, a soldier, and a patriot. Following his 
family's long and distinguished tradition of serving the Nation through 
the armed services, Mr. Canales joined and served in distinguished 
fashion with the U.S. Army for 8 years as an officer, and most recently 
as an aviation maintenance officer with the Army National Guard, 
National Guard Bureau, in Washington, DC.
  Chief Warrant Officer Three Canales, the son of retired U.S. Army 
Sergeant 1st Class Adolfo Canales, was born on October 13, 1960, in San 
Juan, PR. He graduated from the Interamerican University in San Juan, 
PR, attending as a U.S. Army ROTC scholarship recipient. Serving in the 
U.S. Army from 1983 to 1991, Chief Warrant Officer Three Canales 
graduated from flight school in 1985 followed by multiple tours: first 
serving with the Attack Battalion, next the 1st Infantry Division, 
followed by the 82d Medical Detachment (Air Ambulance), next the chief 
protocol-Republic of Honduras (U.S. Embassy/JTF), and his last 
assignment was with the U.S. Military Intelligence Battalion as a 
special electronic mission aircraft pilot for the RC-12 reconnaissance 
aircraft. After completing his service in the U.S. Army, Chief Warrant 
Officer Three Canales joined the Tennessee Army National Guard in 1992.
  When the nation is in need, it is a great relief to know that there 
are men and women, like Chief Warrant Officer Three Canales and his 
family, who will respond to the call of duty. On behalf of a grateful 
nation, let us all join his wife Kimberly and their daughters Leah Beth 
and Anna Kris, to pay tribute to a man

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who has served this nation admirably and continues to do so with 
distinction.

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