[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING HALL COUNTY VETERANS

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 5, 2017

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize five 
residents of Hall County who left school to serve their nation in 
foreign wars and who have recently received honorary high school 
diplomas from the district. On March 27 at Gainesville First Baptist 
Church, Larry Dean Martin, Jimmy Arnold Thompson, James Curtis Reed, 
Lee M. Cain and Jerry Harold Peck received the diplomas they had 
previously sacrificed in order to fight for their county.
  Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield commended these men 
for contributing to a number of initiatives in the Hall County 
community, including handing out Constitutions and participating in an 
educational veteran graduation ceremony.
  Mr. Martin and Mr. Thompson attended East Hall High School, Mr. Cain 
and Mr. Peck attended North Hall High School, and Mr. Reed attended 
Johnson High School. Mr. Cain served during WWII, while the other men 
all fought in Vietnam.
  Although the many years have passed since their military service, Mr. 
Schofield says that the men are gratified to be recognized by their 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize these Georgians for their 
selfless service and their community involvement. They deserve our 
recognition and the diplomas that have been awarded to them because 
they chose to put others before themselves in our nation's time of 
need.

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