[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING MATTHEW CHAIRES

  (Mr. RUTHERFORD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUTHERFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Second 
Lieutenant Matthew Chaires on his graduation from the United States 
Military Academy at West Point.
  Lieutenant Chaires, or Gunner, as his family and friends call him, is 
from Hilliard, a small town in northeast Florida with a population of 
just over 3,000.
  At Hilliard Middle-Senior High School, he was a student athlete and 
all-State football player, and he received numerous athletic and 
academic honors. In fact, Lieutenant Chaires is the only Hilliard 
resident to ever attend and graduate from one of our Nation's 
prestigious service academies.
  At West Point, he was assigned to Bravo Company B2 Bulldogs in the 
second regiment and was a member of the cannon crew for the Black 
Knights during football season. With his time at West Point complete, 
he now heads to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to begin field artillery training.
  On behalf of the Hilliard community and all of northeast Florida, 
thank you to Lieutenant Chaires for his commitment to both service and 
academic excellence. We are all very proud of him.

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