[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             FLOUR BLUFF NJROTC WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

  (Mr. FARENTHOLD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARENTHOLD. I recently met up with some future leaders of the 
district I represent who are members of the Flour Bluff High School 
Navy Junior ROTC. They won first place this year at the Texas State 
NJROTC competition and then went on to win the All Service Grand 
National Championship in Daytona, Florida.
  Before they won nationals, I went to their school to congratulate 
them on their regional win. I wished them good luck on their upcoming 
national competition. Their skill panned out, and they won. They said 
the other teams were really strong; but, once again, they won a 
national championship.
  This outstanding group of young men and women, led by Commander 
Armando Solis, who started the NJROTC unit at Flour Bluff High School 
in 1993, is a group of winners. At nationals, aside from the Grand 
National Championship, they won first place in armed dual 
demilitarized, armed commander, demilitarized inspection, and second 
place in unarmed guard.
  Congratulations to the young men and women of the NJROTC at Flour 
Bluff High School.

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