[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E563-E564]
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                     OUR COMMUNITY SALUTES HONOREES

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                           HON. LEE M. ZELDIN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 9, 2019

  Mr. ZELDIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to 
forty-three exemplary young men and women from the First Congressional 
District of New York who have chosen to serve their country in the 
various branches of the Armed Forces of the United States. These 
courageous individuals will put their lives on hold to ensure the 
security and welfare of their fellow Americans. Their unwavering 
patriotism, dedication to our nation's values and sacrifice in defense 
of our great nation is inspiring. Each of the following students has my 
deepest appreciation for their service to our country, and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in personally recognizing:
   Army, Gabriel Bernal, Bellport; Army, Ayden De Grijze, Bellport; 
Army, Trinity Gilkey, William Floyd; Army, Justin Guimarra, Longwood; 
Army, Brian Kavanaugh, Bellport; Army, Evan Marchese, William Floyd; 
Army, Ryan Murphy, Patchogue-Medford; Army, Johnathan Patterson, 
Bellport; Army, Jose Rincon, Longwood; Army, Sean Rodriguez, Bellport; 
Army, Maria Sanabria, Sayville; Army, Derek Smith, William Floyd; Army, 
Devin Stinsman, William Floyd; Army, Jahdeba Williams, William Floyd;
   Marines, Danyel Anderson, William Floyd; Marines, Amy Barbecho, 
William Floyd; Marines, Evan Berkemeyer, William Floyd; Marines, 
Brandon Bratchie, William Floyd; Marines, Anthony Cespedes, Patchogue-
Medford; Marines, Matthew Dugan, Patchogue-Medford; Marines, Jefferson 
Guerra, William Floyd; Marines, Christopher Hlavaty, Sayville; Marines, 
Dylan Lauer, Patchogue-Medford; Marines, Maximus Maizus, Sayville; 
Marines, Patrick Malone, Patchogue-Medford; Marines, Salaahaddeen 
Poulos, William Floyd; Marines, Tristan Soto, William Floyd; Marines, 
Aaron Speeding, Longwood; Marines, Serina Wong, Longwood;
   Navy, Anthony DeCarlo, Patchogue-Medford; Navy, Ryan Havel, 
Patchogue-Medford; Navy, Pedro Hernandez, William Floyd; Navy, Deyby 
Lituma Pucha, William Floyd; Navy, Ivan Lopez, Bellport; Navy, Jeffrey 
McFarland, Longwood; Navy, Anthony Musorofiti, Sayville; Navy, Dominic 
O'Brien, Bayport Blue Point; Navy, Wayne Snyder, Longwood;
   Air Force, Lynda Carman, Longwood; Air Force, Joseph Cortes, William 
Floyd; Air Force, Richard Downes, Longwood; Eastport South Manor; Air 
National Guard, Carson Nagle, Bellport; Air National Guard, Ashley 
Raino, Longwood.
   These enlistees will be recognized on May 15, 2019, at the 5th 
Annual ``Our Community Salutes Brookhaven Town Enlistee Ceremony'' at 
Sunset Harbor in Patchogue, N.Y.
   Madam Speaker, we, as a nation, are extraordinarily grateful to each 
and every one of these forty-three individuals for answering the

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call of duty. Each of these young Americans has our eternal gratitude 
and we will never be able to adequately repay them for their service to 
our nation. It is my distinct honor and privilege to represent them and 
their families in the First Congressional District of New York. I wish 
them the best of luck in their respective branches and in all of their 
future endeavors.

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