[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11919-11920]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF DOUG A. DETTER 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

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2007

  Mr. GILLMOR. Madam Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay special 
tribute to an outstanding young man from Ohio's Fifth Congressional 
District. I am happy to announce that Doug A. Detter of Defiance, Ohio 
has been offered an appointment to attend the United States Air Force 
Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  Doug's offer of appointment poises him to attend the United States 
Air Force Academy this summer with the incoming cadet class of 2011. 
Attending one of our Nation's military academies is an invaluable 
experience that offers a world-class education and demands the very 
best that these young men and women have to offer. It is one of the 
most challenging and rewarding undertakings of their lives.
  Doug brings an enormous amount of leadership, service, and dedication 
to the incoming class of Air Force cadets. While attending Defiance 
High School in Defiance, Ohio, Doug attained a grade point average 
which placed him at the top of his class. While an accomplished 
athlete, Doug has maintained the highest standards of excellence in his 
academics, choosing to enroll and excel in Advanced Placement classes 
throughout high school. Doug has been a member of the National

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Honor Society, the Quiz Team, Honor Roll and has earned awards and 
accolades as a scholar.
  Outside the classroom, Doug has distinguished himself as an excellent 
student-athlete by earning varsity letters in golf and track. Doug's 
dedication and service to the community and his peers have proven his 
ability to excel among the leaders at the Air Force Academy. I have no 
doubt that Doug will employ the lessons of his student leadership as he 
excels among the leaders at the United States Air Force Academy.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Doug 
A. Detter on his appointment to the United States Air Force Academy at 
Colorado Springs. Our service academies offer the finest military 
training and education available anywhere in the world. I am sure that 
Doug will do very well during his career at the United States Air Force 
Academy and I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing him well as he 
begins his service to the Nation.

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