[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10373-10374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FOR THEIR DECISION TO SERVE THE 
        UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 2010

  Mr. ANDREWS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor forty-seven high 
school seniors in Camden County for their commendable decision to 
enlist in the United States Armed Forces. Of these forty-seven, ten are 
with the New Jersey Army National Guard; their names are Gabriel 
Gonzalez-Galarza, Baruch Zepeda, Adam Knight, Carlos Watson, Kourtney 
Scott, Esamuel Tutt, Louis Alcantara-Narvaez, Timothy Johnson, Resheena 
Whittington, James Sheridan. Sixteen have joined the Marine Corps; 
their names are Peter Cuoco, James Baume, Robert Distefano, Ashley 
Fitzgibbons, Nicholas Lentz, Kyri Chandle, John McConnell, Mark Wyatt, 
Natasha Rodriguez, David Nguyen, Matthew Deeney, Donato Cancelli, 
Daehan Bong, Erick Mistretta, Pedro Aldebol, Jasmin Ramos. Three have 
joined the Air Force; their names are Marc Eisenmann, Jade Bates, 
Efrain Cardona. Five have joined the Navy; their names are Matthew 
Wilson, Nicolle Morris, Wayne Young, Nicholas Lugo, Eric Jacot. And 
fourteen have joined the Army; their names are Chelsea Hunter, Erik 
Coates, Francis Ayala, Jacob Lambeth, Zachary Tavani, Ryan Langley, 
Joseph Olivo, Alexander Gonzalez, John Wilson, Elizabeth Vollmar, 
Matthew Kline, Matthew Lincoln, Jacob Colman II, and David Reeves. All 
forty-seven will also be recognized on June 2nd at ``Our Community 
Salutes of South Jersey.''
  Later this month, these young men and women will join with many of 
their classmates in celebration of graduation. At a time when many of 
their peers are looking forward to pursuing vocational training or 
college degrees, they instead have chosen to dedicate themselves to 
military service in defense of our country.
  Naturally, many may be anxious about the uncertainties that may await 
them as members of the Armed Forces. But, they should rest assured that 
the full support and resources of this chamber, and of the American 
people, are with them in whatever challenges may lie ahead.
  It is thanks to the dedication of untold numbers of patriots like 
these forty-seven that we are able to meet here today, in the House of 
Representatives, and openly debate the best solutions to the many and 
diverse problems that confront our country. It is thanks to their 
sacrifices that the United States of America remains a beacon of hope 
and freedom in a fractious world.
  Madam Speaker, their decision to serve our country will not go 
unrecognized. I want to personally thank these forty-seven graduating 
seniors for the selflessness and courage that

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they have shown by volunteering to risk their lives in defense of 
others. We owe them, along with all those who serve our country, a deep 
debt of gratitude.

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