[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E942-E943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF MICHAEL H. PERSIANI ON HIS APPOINTMENT TO 
               ATTEND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 2005

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay special 
tribute to an outstanding young man from Ohio's Fifth Congressional 
District. I am happy to announce that Michael H. Persiani of 
Perrysburg, Ohio has been offered an appointment to attend the United 
States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  Michael's offer of appointment positions him to attend the United 
States Air Force Academy this fall with the incoming cadet class of 
2009. 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.
  Michael brings an enormous amount of leadership, service, and 
dedication to the incoming class of Air Force cadets. While attending 
St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio, Michael has attained a 
grade point average of 3.90, which places him near the top of his class 
of nearly two hundred students. While a gifted athlete, Michael has 
maintained the highest standards of excellence in his academics, 
choosing to enroll and excel in Advanced Placement classes throughout 
high school. Michael has been a member

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of the National Honor Society, Honor Roll, French Club and has earned 
awards and accolades as a scholar and an athlete.
  Outside the classroom, Michael has distinguished himself as an 
excellent student-athlete. On the fields of competition, Michael has 
earned letters in Varsity Hockey and Tennis. He was named Captain of 
the Varsity Hockey team and served as President of the French Club. 
Michael's dedication and service to the community and his peers has 
proven his ability to excel among the leaders at the United States Air 
Force Academy. I have no doubt that Michael will take the lessons of 
his student leadership with him to the United States Air Force Academy.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Michael 
H. Persiani on his appointment to the United States Air Force Academy 
at Colorado Springs. Our service academies offer the finest military 
training and education available anywhere in the world. I am sure that 
Michael will do very well during his career at the United States Air 
Force Academy. I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing him well as he 
begins his service to the Nation.

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