[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1534]
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                          HONORING MIKE WAGNER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 23, 2008

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mike 
Wagner upon his retirement as the Captain of the Stanislaus County 
Sheriffs Reserve. Mr. Wagner will be honored at the Stanislaus 
Sheriff's Posse Rodeo on June 14, 2008.
  Mike Wagner was born in Yuba City, California but was raised in 
Newman, California. In 1965 he joined the United States Air Force and 
served for 3 years. After leaving the Air Force, he moved back home and 
joined the Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department. Since then, he has 
documented over 25,000 volunteer hours for the reserve unit. He has 
held an administrative position within the reserve unit for over 25 
years and was the Reserve Captain for 16 years.
  Mr. Wagner has contributed greatly to the Sheriff's Department 
through the Reserves and has received many accolades for his efforts. 
In 1972, Mr. Wagner was a founding member of the Sheriffs mounted unit. 
He has chaired the Sheriffs Posse Rodeo to raise money for the Reserve 
Organization. In 1980 he received commendation for water rescue and for 
presidential protection. He has received commendation by the Modesto 
Rotary, the California State Sheriffs Association Meeting for services 
provided, California State University, Stanislaus and was selected 
three times as the Stanislaus County Reserve Officer of the Year. He 
has been certified for mounted patrol and was sworn as a level one 
officer in 1996. In 1997, Mr. Wagner was selected by the California 
Reserve Peace Officer Association as the state Reserve Officer of the 
Year. He also received the 2004 Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department 
Medal of Merit.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Mike Wagner 
upon his retirement from the Stanislaus County Sheriffs Reserve. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Wagner many years of 
continued success.

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