[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                 TRIBUTE TO RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY

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                             HON. JOE BACA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 28, 2003

  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Mr. Stephen 
Jorgensen, Director of Riverside National Cemetery, and the entire 
cemetery staff. This cemetery is an historic site that proudly serves 
our veteran men and women. The winner of the Robert W. Carey National 
Cemetery Category Award for 2003, it has provided an invaluable service 
to the Veteran community and continues to honor the lives of our fallen 
soldiers. I join with grateful families across our nation in 
celebrating this year's Carey Award winner.
  For the past 25 years, the Riverside National Cemetery has honored 
the lives of thousands of soldiers. Characterized by dignity and class, 
this national cemetery is dedicated to all service members who gave the 
ultimate sacrifice for their country. It has been an integral 
contributor to the Inland Empire and has given the respect and esteem 
that all servicemen and women deserve.
  The Carey Award is foremost an award based on excellence. 
Qualifications extend from performance in organizational leadership and 
management to strategic planning and community contribution. It is 
excellence in these areas that characterize a Carey Award winner. The 
Riverside National Cemetery has proven year after year that it not only 
exhibits these specific qualities but also performs them at the highest 
possible level.
  And so, Mr. Speaker, I join today with the residents of the Inland 
Empire in congratulating the Riverside National Cemetery for its 
remarkable achievement, and express my sincere admiration and deference 
to this proud national site.

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