[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 73 (Friday, May 3, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E537-E538]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE 2019 ENLISTEES FROM FLORIDA'S 20TH CONGRESSIONAL 
                                DISTRICT

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 3, 2019

  Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 40 high school 
seniors from Florida's 20th Congressional district, who have chosen to 
enlist in the United States Armed Forces.
  Of these forty fine young people, seventeen have joined the United 
States Army, to include: Yvelande Blanc, Brisa Gonzalez, Coraleigh 
Little, Josue Aguilar-Gonzalez, Terry Akins, Jovaughn Campbell, Rusheem 
Gibbs, Richard Joseph, Patrick Newton, Andrea Velez, Christopher Whyte, 
Tyreik Kelly, Brandon Lee, Yuliana Osoria, Terry Hines,

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Vanessa Perez-Morales, and Tae'Lonte Wainwright.
  Eleven have joined the United States Marines Corp, to include: 
Ernesto Ibarra, Jefremias Mazariegos, Harold Khyle Ong, Caleb Walker, 
Jose Diez Munoz, Jesus Juarez, Jay Marine, Anthony Medina, Shiloh 
Robinson, Joseph Saavedra and Alberto Velazquez. Furthermore, eleven 
have joined the United States Navy, to include: Alessandro Riccio, 
Shahine Beaumont, Jacob Carrigan, Juliandra Faust, Shakarra Haigood, 
Julia Hernandez, Dakota Downs, Noah Gonzalez, Jorge Salmeron Gomez, 
Ciclary Rosas Carranza and Brandon Diaz Guzman.
  One has joined the Air Force, to include: Alexia Ayers.
  Thanks to the dedication of patriots such as these, we are able to 
meet here in the United States House of Representatives and openly 
debate the best solutions to the diverse issues that confront our 
nation.
  On behalf of myself and all my constituents in Florida's 20th 
Congressional District, I thank them for their service. I wish them the 
very best of luck now and in the future.

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