[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16219-16220]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING UNITED STATES ARMY VETERANS

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 4, 2012

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
honor our veterans.
  There are no words that can express the gratitude that the American 
people owe all of the men and who choose to serve the United States of 
America in the armed services. We are all humbled by the sacrifice they 
make--knowingly putting themselves in harm's way while also leaving 
loved ones behind. This commitment is the mark of America's finest 
citizens and those who answer to a higher calling. I would like to 
recognize, from the Army:
  Mona Figueroa, Julie Chery, Amaury Acosta, Delawrence Blue, Pedro 
David Lanza, Jimmy Moises Palma, Edwin Garcia Llauger, Dejongh Oscar, 
Evette Linda Phillips, Virgil A. Lacey, Norman Cooper, William Berrios, 
James Hosley, Charles Henry Green, Daniel Shannon, Franklin D. Mack, 
Alfred E. Glass, Cleotha Brown, Thomas George Darden, Ishmnel Cash 
Rolle, Jr., John Steele, Bobby White, Andrew D. Reid, Neville Solomon 
Shorter, Richard A. Love, Jr., Rufus Lester, Hector Ramirez, Paul 
Murray, Alexander Flowers, Eulas C. Mitchell, Jr, Jeffrey Smith, 
Reinnier Ray Santos, Sunil Mittoo, Trenton A. Brewton, Travis D. Small, 
Bernard Carr, Michael D. Beebe, George Hill, Robert Foster, Wilfred 
Bedeau, Derrill Clayton White, Hector E. Valle Acosta, Alex Esteban 
White, Tan S. Eward, Jeffrey Allen Cooper, Robert Brown, Mose McClain, 
Alejandro Suarez, James Henry Sconiers, Murray Lanard, Milto N. Smith, 
Tomas M. Rodriguez, Rutheven Williams, Roscoe Shannon, James L. 
Struchins, Tommy Fortner, Jr, Elizabeth Fequiere, Andrew Nesbitt, Paul 
M. Wellons, Samuel C. Rhoden, Cedric Halyard, Alvin Chambers, Shirlene 
Ann Lassiter, Jerome Williams, Hugh H. Hood, Jared M. Dawson, Charles 
F. Johnson, Jr., John A. Cooper, Israel Santiago, Deoraj Ramsaran, 
Willie L. Thompson, Michelle R. Forbes-Brown, Benjamin B. Cowins, Sr., 
Rufus Curry, Jr., Michel Pellerin, Craig Coney, Abe Stein, Phillip A. 
Johnson, Claude Evans Adside, Jr., Debra Reed, George A. Stewart, John 
Garrison, Ronald Maycok, Charles Markx, Walter Hardemon, Corey Cornell 
Butler, Willie Brinson, Willie Thomas, Edwin Bain, Herman Williams, 
Albert Sturrip, Dan Brand, Jerry Williams, Esme Bain, James C. Smith, 
Raymond Burke, John Donald Pace, Jr., Derrick Andrea Porter, Patricia 
Ann Barber, James E. Johnson, Diana M. Gilliam, Carla Horne, Beatrice 
E. McIver, Winifred D. Browne, Evette Linda Phillips, Charlie Reid, 
John Williams, Simuel Williams Jr, Maurice Ratliff, Michael Johnson, 
Santwan Williams, Hector Rivera, Nathan Johnson, Jose Morales, Alphonso 
Giles, Beverly Bethel, John Riley, Karen Boyd, Edgar Childs, Virgil 
Lacey, Frank Rawlerson, Mariano Cruz, John Zeigler, Melissa 
Billingsley, Evette Phillips, George Stanley, Namon J. Gilbert Jr. Glen 
R. George, Allyn McKinney, Charles Green, Roger Hibard, Seitu Muhammad 
Kokavi, Shirl Cornwall, Richard Mason, Peter James Kendrick, Charles 
Mack, Ronald Maycok, John Garrison, Norman Kight, Henry Picket, Willie 
Thang, April Barnes, Thaddeus Pinkney, John Wallace, Walter Hodge, 
Luther Benjamin Smith, Charmaine Rolle, Allison Bullard, Timothy Forbes 
Sr., Sam Lattimore, Edilberto Martinez, Phillip Moncur, Vernette Berry 
Richardson, Wilfred Bedeau, Wesly Frazier, Darrell Morgan, Roland 
James, Henry Elam, Alfred Gordon, Peter James Kendrick, Louis Tyler, 
Karen A. Boyd, Frederick Edwards, Johnnie Nesmith.

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  Finally, it is not our tanks, weapons or machinery that make the 
United States Armed Forces the best military in the world. It is our 
young men and women who serve professionally with honor and 
distinction. If not for these exemplary citizens, freedom and the 
American way of life would not be safe and secure. For these 
sacrifices, we respect and should commend their service everyday of the 
year. Congress has designated, November 11th 2012 as the official day 
showing our gratitude.
  Please join me in honoring these American heroes for their bravery 
and sacrifice in defense of this great nation.

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