[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 103 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1476]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO KENDAY KAMARA

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                        HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2004

  Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, hundreds of students graduate for colleges 
and universities everyday, on rare occasions there is a student that 
stands out. I would like to take a moment to recognize one student that 
has overcome great obstacles to earn his graduate degree and honors. 
Kenday Kamara was awarded the 2004 Graduate Student of the Year from 
the University of Phoenix.
  Mr. Kamara's life in Sierra Leone was anything but peaceful. As a 
journalist for the Sierra Leone Digest, Mr. Kamara wrote an editorial 
appealing for the peaceful resolution to the conflict that was raging 
in his homeland. Such an act of expression would often go unnoticed 
here in America; however in Sierra Leone, Mr. Kamara and his family 
were tormented for this act. He finally received asylum in the United 
States in 1998, and was later reunited with his family here in 1999.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to honor Mr. Kamara and his 
achievements here today, and wish him all the best in her future 
endeavors.

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