[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 30, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E901]
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                    RECOGNIZING LT. DOMINIQUE WRIGHT

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 30, 2012

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask the House of Representatives 
to join me in recognizing Lt. Dominique Wright for excellence in 
education and athletics. On May 29, 2012, Lt. Dominique Wright 
graduated from the United States Naval Academy, becoming the first 
African American woman from the District of Columbia to graduate from 
there, and was commissioned at Annapolis, Maryland.
  Lt. Wright, the daughter of a single parent, has overcome many 
obstacles in her young life. Yet she became the quintessential scholar-
athlete. ``Dom'' or ``Domatron,'' as she is called by friends was a 
mathematics major who plans on attending law school. She was a star on 
the Midshipmen's lacrosse team, starting all 21 games during her junior 
year, just one year after learning the sport. Lt. Wright was lettered 
in track and field in high school and was a Junior Olympian.
  Lt. Wright is only the second African American woman from the 
District of Columbia to attend the Naval Academy, but is the first one 
to graduate. I nominated Lt. Wright twice: first in 2008 to the Naval 
Academy Prep School, then in 2009 to the Naval Academy. Dominique's 
excellence in scholastics and in sports should encourage other young 
people, particularly young women of color, to understand that no field 
is off limits.
  Lt. Wright is an inspiration to young girls, to women, and to all the 
residents of the District of Columbia. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in honoring Lt. Dominique Wright, the first 
African American woman graduate of the United States Naval Academy from 
Washington, D.C. and a trailblazing example of excellence.

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