[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PAYING TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN EDWARD HARDMAN

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Captain Edward 
Hardeman and The Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) 
Unit at Centennial High School in Las Vegas, NV for being named the 
2007 Navy League Most Outstanding Unit in the nation.
  Captain Hardeman oversees 215 cadets along with Senior Chief Tom 
Borders and Petty Office Gail Johnson. The Naval JROTC Unit is in its 
sixth year at Centennial High School which received 7th overall in the 
nation at the NJROTC National Drill, Physical Fitness, and Academics 
Championships in Florida this past April. They were also awarded the 
Captain Jim Harvey Best School Sportsmanship/Spirit Award for the third 
time in four years; a feat no other school in the nation has ever 
accomplished.
  Centennial High School's Naval JROTC Unit has been awarded the 2007 
Navy League Most Outstanding (Best) Unit in the nation by the National 
Navy League, and is only the second unit in the nation to have been 
unanimously selected for this honor. The NJROTC program has 625 units 
throughout the world, including schools in Japan, Guam, and Spain.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Captain Edward Hardeman and the 
Naval JROTC Unit at Centennial High School for their tremendous 
achievements.

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