[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15975]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           IN TRIBUTE TO U.S. ARMY COL. JOHN MORIARITY (RET.)

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 29, 2012

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to U.S. Army Col. John 
Moriarity (Ret.), who chaired my U.S. Military Academy Nominating Board 
for 26 years.
  A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Col. Moriarity 
and the rest of the board, who represented different branches of the 
armed services, year after year selected the best and the brightest 
from my district for our military academies. In my 26 years in 
Congress, they chose more than 250 exceptional young men and women for 
nomination to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point the U.S. Air 
Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
  The cadets were challenged and tested for four years. In the end, 
they became U.S. military leaders charged with defending America and 
the ideals we cherish. We bid them Godspeed.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me in paying tribute to my 
personal friend Col. John Moriarity (Ret.), both for his service to our 
country as a U.S. Army officer and for helping to select the next 
generation of our finest military officers.

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