[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 195 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                 RECOGNIZING RICARDO TORREZ CASTANUELA

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                          HON. BETH VAN DUYNE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 15, 2022

  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of a grateful nation and the 
Citizens of the Twenty-Fourth District of Texas, the 2022 Congressional 
Veteran Commendation is hereby presented to Ricardo Torrez Castanuela, 
Master Sergeant, United States Air Force, of North Richland Hills, 
Texas for the honorable service he performed while in the Armed Forces 
of the United States of America and for his continued service to his 
community.
  Mr. Castanuela enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1948 and served as part 
of an ordnance company during the Korean War, running munitions to the 
front lines. Upon returning to the United States he enlisted in the 
U.S. Air Force in 1954, being awarded a Bronze Star for meritorious 
actions while in Vietnam. His decorations, in addition to his Bronze 
Star, include the Korean Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the 
National Defense Service Medal with two Oak Leaf clusters, and the Air 
Force Commendation Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster to denote three 
awards.
  The selflessness Mr. Castanuela demonstrated in the U.S. Army and 
U.S. Air Force continues with his service to his community. He began 
his civilian career as a peace officer and corrections officer with the 
Tarrant County Sheriff's Department, attaining the rank of Major and 
becoming the first Hispanic-American Warden of Tarrant County.
  Mr. Castanuela's service 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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