[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MICHAEL ESQUIVEL

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 3, 2022

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of a grateful Nation and the 
citizens of the Texas-24, the 2021 Congressional Veteran Commendation 
is hereby presented to Michael Esquivel, Lieutenant Colonel, United 
States Army, of Grapevine, for his honorable service in the Armed 
Forces of the United States of America and for his continued dedication 
to his community.
  Mr. Esquivel was commissioned as an officer upon graduation from the 
United States Military Academy at West Point in 1988 and served as an 
infantry officer during Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf 
War. He later became a civil affairs officer, seeing combat with the 
82nd Airborne Division and 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan. His 
decorations include the Bronze Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, 
the Army Commendation Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
  After retiring from the Army, Mr. Esquivel brought the same love he 
had for his country and poured it into making his community a better 
place. He has served as an instructor at Tarrant County Community 
College, helping launch its Logistics and Supply Chain Management 
Program, a founder of the Northwest Campus Community Market which helps 
distribute food across the community, a member of Team Rubicon, and 
volunteers with his wife with dog rescue groups such as the Society for 
Companion Animals and the DFW Pet Loss Support Group.
  Mr. Esquivel's career is marked with heroism and is consistent with 
the finest traditions of the United States Army and reflects great 
credit upon himself, the State of Texas, and the United States of 
America.

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