[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E602-E603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING RONALD MOORE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 21, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and 
congratulate Dr. Ronald Moore upon being awarded the ``Lifetime 
Achievement Award'' by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9896. Dr. 
Moore was honored on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Chowchilla, 
California.
  Dr. Ronald Moore was born in Madera, California and raised in a rural 
part of the county where his parents were farm workers. At the age of 
ten, the family moved to Chowchilla. He worked in the fields during the 
summer months and after school while he was growing up. He played 
sports at Chowchilla High School and was a member of the 1955 Valley 
Championship football team. He received a football scholarship to the 
University of Nevada; due to a minor injury he did not play for

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the school. He did play football at Fresno Junior College. Upon 
graduating, Dr. Moore enlisted in the United States Marine Corps 
Reserve.
  Dr. Moore attended Marine summer training, where he was awarded the 
Leatherneck Magazine Award for firing expert with the M-1 rifle. He 
attained the rank of sergeant in the reserves while attending 
California State University, Fresno. He also worked part-time at the 
Boys' Club of Fresno, the Clovis Library, the Catholic Youth 
Organization and taught and coached in Fresno Catholic elementary 
schools. He married his childhood sweetheart, Shirley, in June 1961. In 
the same year, Dr. Moore began teaching and coaching, full-time, at San 
Joaquin Memorial High School. Two years later, he became the head 
football coach and athletic director at Memorial.
  In 1966 the war in Vietnam was escalating and Dr. Moore entered 
active duty. He was selected for Officer Candidate School and upon 
completion, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Dr. Moore 
attended specialized infantry officer training at Quantico, Virginia. 
In late 1966 he commanded a replacement company at Camp Pendleton, 
California before shipping out to Vietnam.
  Dr. Moore served with the First Marine Division, initially as an 
infantry platoon commander defending Da Nang Air Base. He was 
temporarily assigned additional duty with reconnaissance units and 
participated in patrols in the northwest sector of Vietnam and Laos. 
Dr. Moore served in one insertion by parachute with a South Vietnamese 
Ranger. He was responsible for directing artillery fire against heavy 
Viet Cong forces in the Que Sanh Valley. Dr. Moore was promoted to 
first lieutenant and later served with a rifle company as executive 
officer and commanding officer.
  After fourteen months of serving in Vietnam, Dr. Moore received 
orders to return to the United States. In March 1968, Dr. Moore joined 
the Fifth Marine Division at Camp Pendleton as executive officer of 
Company L, 3rd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment. Two months later he 
became the company commander. Dr. Moore was later promoted to captain 
and served as commanding officer of the 550-man Headquarters and 
Service Company of the battalion. He completed courses and training in 
Military Justice, Corrections, Investigations, Narcotics 
Investigations, Landing Force Planning and Fort Benning's Advanced 
Infantry Battalion Course.
  During an amphibious landing operation, Dr. Moore suffered a 
debilitating injury, requiring him to undergo spinal surgery. During 
his hospitalization and rehabilitation, Dr. Moore took graduate level 
courses at San Diego area colleges. He returned to limited duty as an 
Assistant Operations Officer with the 3rd Marine Regiment. Shortly 
after, Dr. Moore was placed on the disabled retired list and he 
returned to Chowchilla. For his military service, Dr. Moore was awarded 
the Navy Commendation Medal with ``V'', the Republic of Vietnam Cross 
of Gallantry with bronze star, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit 
Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, Republic of Vietnam Unit Cross of 
Gallantry with palm and frame, RVN Honor Medal First Class, National 
Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze stars, 
Vietnam Campaign Medal with device, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, RVN 
Civic Action Medal, a commendation from the Department of the Army, the 
RVN parachutist badge and four awards of the Expert Rifleman and Expert 
Pistol Badge.
  After his career as a Marine, Dr. Moore returned to teaching. After 
six years of serving in various positions within the continuation 
school in Chowchilla, he was appointed as superintendent of the 
Chowchilla Union High School District. Dr. Moore completed graduate 
work at the University of California, Irvine, San Diego State, the 
University of South Carolina, the University of Arizona, University of 
San Francisco, California State University, Fresno and California 
Western University. He earned a master's and doctorate degree, as well 
as California teaching, counseling and administrative credentials. Dr. 
Moore served as superintendent for twenty-three years before retiring 
in 1999. Upon his retirement, Dr. Moore was honored by the State 
administrators' association, the California State Senate and the City 
of Chowchilla.
  Dr. Moore is a Life Member of the Chowchilla Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Post 9896, American Legion Post 148, the Disabled American Veterans, 
and the First Marine and Third Marine Division Associations. He is a 
past President of Chowchilla Rotary and has served as chairman of 
numerous education-related committees. He is a member of local civic 
and regional committees and commissions including the Central 
California Criminal Justice Planning Committee, Chowchilla Parks and 
Recreation, Heritage Preservation Commission and the Utilities 
Committee. Dr. Moore is a member of St. Columba Church. Dr. and Mrs. 
Moore continue to live in Chowchilla. They have two children and six 
grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Dr. Ronald 
Moore upon being named a ``Distinguished Life Member'' by the Veterans 
of Foreign Wars, Post 9896. I invite my colleagues to join me in 
wishing Dr. Moore many years of continued success.

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