[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1559]
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

                      Wednesday, October 23, 2013

  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 for those who were interned in 
WWII Japanese-American relocation camps.
  A recognition ceremony will be held on November 12, 2013, for the 
following individuals who received their high school diplomas through 
Operation Recognition:
  Austin Elmer Lee Acord; David M. Barnes; Kenneth James Becker; 
Raymond Frederick Carter; Robert Dale Cloyd; Michael William Divel; 
Alan F. Gonsalves; Larry James Lyon; Cruz Martinez; Frank Ramirez 
Rodriguez; Frank Sandwell; Samson Charles Trevino; and Ruben David 
Zamora.
  Our country owes a debt of gratitude to all the above recipients for 
their service and sacrifice. I salute all of these individuals and 
congratulate them on receiving their high school diploma.

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