[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 70 (Monday, May 21, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E869]
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 IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF WESLEY R. BAER ON HIS APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND 
            THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 21, 2001

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to an 
outstanding young man from Ohio's Fifth Congressional District. I am 
happy to announce that Wesley R. Baer of Middle Point, Ohio, has been 
offered an appointment to attend the United states Military Academy at 
West Point, New York.
  Mr. Speaker, Wesley's offer of appointment poises him to attend the 
United States Military Academy this fall with the incoming cadet class 
of 2005. Attending one of our nation's military academies is an 
invaluable experience that offers a world-class education and demands 
the very best that these young men and women have to offer. Truly, it 
is one of the most challenging and rewarding undertakings of their 
lives.
  Wesley brings an enormous amount of leadership, service, and 
dedication to the incoming class of West Point cadets. While attending 
Lincolnview High School in Van Wert, Wesley attained a grade point 
average of 3.9 which places him fourteenth in a class of sixty-one. 
Wesley is a member of the Gold Honor Roll, National Honors Society, and 
the Leaders of the Future 4-H Club.
  Outside the classroom, Wesley has distinguished himself as an 
excellent student-athlete. On the fields of competition, Wesley has 
earned letters in Varsity cross-country and basketball. Wesley has also 
been active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Lincolnview 
Spanish Club and the Lincolnview Science Club.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to pay tribute to Wesley R. 
Baer. Our service academies offer the finest education and military 
training available anywhere in the world. I am sure that Wesley will do 
very well during his career at West Point and I ask my colleagues to 
join me in wishing him well as he begins his service to the nation.

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