[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 163 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY'S RECIPIENTS OF OPERATION RECOGNITION

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 27, 2011

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to a 
group of individuals--heroes--who are receiving the recognition and 
honor they deserve for their service to our country. Operation 
Recognition is operated by the Riverside County Office of Education 
with assistance from the Riverside County Department of Veterans' 
Services. The program awards high school diplomas to veterans who 
missed completing high school due to military service in World War II, 
the Korean War, or the Vietnam War, or due to internment in WWII 
Japanese-American relocation camps.
  A recognition ceremony will be held on November 9, 2011, for the 
following individuals who received their high school diplomas through 
Operation Recognition:
  Juan Abarca, Alfred Aguilar; Virgil Edward Archer; George Van Ashley; 
Clayton M. Babbitt; Thomas Jones Barber; Webster W. Brahams, Jr.; 
Claude Chastain, Jr.; Lonny Ross Ciinklaw; Willie B. Exson; Rick 
Farrell; Michael J. Federico; Jack Garvin Gale; Dwayne L. Gallo; Raul 
P. Garcia; Daniel Keith Gibson; William Onicten Gutierrez; Clarence 
Weldon Hart; Harley James Henson; Drexal Q. Jackson; Joseph F. Laturno; 
Gordon Peter Martens; Charles E. Murphy; Johnnie D. Riley; Lold B. 
LeRoy Sadler; Eric Schlitz; Mark D. Switzer; Larry Joe Wade; William 
Franklin Williams; and Otis Lee Wilson.
  Our country owes a debt of gratitude to all the above recipients for 
their service and sacrifice. I salute all the above individuals and 
congratulate them on receiving their high school diploma.

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