[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 82 (Monday, June 20, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF GARY JOB CORPS IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 20, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Gary Job Corps for 40 
years of successful service to the people of San Marcos, Texas.
  Located on a campus of 1,000 acres at the former Gary Army Air Field, 
Gary Job Corps is the largest of 118 Job Corps campuses nation wide, 
enrolling nearly 2,000 young men and women. It represents the 
fulfillment of President Johnson's 1964 promise to develop a national 
job training program for youth, a promise he made while visiting the 
former Southwest Texas State University.
  For 40 years, Gary Job Corps has been helping young men and women 
achieve their academic and professional dreams. In addition to 
providing vocational training for careers in the health occupations, 
business, computers, cooking, and numerous other industries, it has 
sent on its alumni to the student bodies of Texas State University, 
Alamo Community College, and other institutions of higher education.
  Gary Job Corps has helped countless young Texans achieve their life 
goals, and has helped bring economic growth, educational achievement, 
and the promise of a better future to Central Texas. I am happy to have 
this opportunity to congratulate Gary Job Corps on the occasion of its 
40th anniversary, and I wish all of its staff and students many more 
years of success.

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