[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF CULLEN T. GALLAGHER ON HIS APPOINTMENT TO 
               ATTEND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 8, 1999

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to a 
truly outstanding young man from Ohio's Fifth Congressional District. 
Recently, I had the opportunity to nominate Cullen T. Gallagher for an 
appointment to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado.
  I am pleased to announce that Cullen has been offered an appointment 
and will be attending the Air Force Academy with the incoming cadet 
class of 2003. Attending one of our Nation's military academies is one 
of the most rewarding and demanding time periods these young men and 
women will ever undertake. Our military academies turn these young 
adults into the finest officers in the world.
  Mr. Speaker, Cullen has demonstrated the kind of leadership and 
dedication needed to enter the Air Force Academy with the class of 
2003. While attending Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio, Cullen 
excelled academically attaining a grade point average of 3.795, which 
ranks him forty-first in his class of one-hundred sixty students. 
Cullen is a member of the National Honor Society, the Academic 
Challenge Team, and the Who's Who Among American High School Students. 
In October, 1998, Cullen was named the Rotary Club's Student of the 
Month.
  In addition, he attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law 
and the Constitution in Washington, D.C., and attended the United 
States Air Force Academy Summer Scientific Seminar. Outside the 
classroom, Cullen is the president of the Ski Club, and is a member of 
the Spanish Club, Drama Club, Marching Band, and Show Choir. On the 
fields of competition, Cullen is a member of the Perkins High School 
Varsity Cross Country and Tennis teams.
  Mr. Speaker, at this point, I would ask my colleagues to stand and 
join me in paying special tribute to Cullen T. Gallagher. Our service 
academies offer the finest education and military training available 
anywhere in the world. I am sure that Cullen will do very well at the 
Air Force Academy, and I wish him much success in all of his future 
endeavors.

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