[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMENDING CADET JONATHAN CHASE STRICKLAND

  (Mr. COLLINS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to commend Cadet 
Jonathan Chase Strickland of the University of North Georgia Corps of 
Cadets for being selected as the top ROTC cadet in the Nation. Cadet 
Strickland was also selected as the United States Army Cadet Command's 
Cadet of the Year for 2015.
  Mr. Speaker, Chase was selected out of 5,617 Army ROTC cadets across 
the Nation based on outstanding performance in physical fitness, campus 
leadership, and academic record. A factor in his selection was his 
successful completion of the Army's Leadership Development and 
Assessment Course.
  Chase is a native of Gainesville, Georgia, attended North Hall High 
School, and will graduate this spring from my alma mater, the 
University of North Georgia, with a degree in international affairs. He 
will be commissioned into the Army as a 2nd lieutenant in military 
intelligence. He plans on attending the Infantry Officer Leadership 
School at Fort Benning and the Ranger School.
  After watching Chase grow up, knowing his father and his grandfather 
and his fine family, it is not surprising that he rose to the top. 
Please join me in congratulating Cadet Strickland on this truly great 
accomplishment, and wish him the very best and a successful career of 
service to our country.

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