[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15769-15770]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY'S RECIPIENTS OF OPERATION RECOGNITION

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 14, 2014

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to a 
group of individuals--heroes--who are receiving the recognition and 
honor they deserve for their service to our country. Operation 
Recognition is operated by the Riverside County Office of Education 
with assistance from the Riverside County Department of Veterans' 
Services. The program awards high school diplomas to veterans who 
missed completing high school due to military service in World War II, 
the Korean War, or the Vietnam War, or for those who were interned in 
WWII Japanese-American relocation camps.
  A recognition ceremony was held on November 12, 2014, for the 
following individuals who received their high school diplomas through 
Operation Recognition:
  Salvatore Joseph Amata; Joe Aviles; Gerald L. Blokzyl; Gary Howard 
Crone; Manuel R. Espudo; Phillip A. Klock; Henry J. LaPointe; Steven 
Phillip Netter; Joe Earl Pruett, Rudolfo B. Ramirez; Adam Henry Ruelas; 
Juan Serrano; Muhammad Shamsid-Deen; TL Shelton; Philip W. Walker; 
Robert S. Wible; and George L. Zankl.
  Our country owes a debt of gratitude to all the above recipients for 
their service and sacrifice. I salute all of these individuals and 
congratulate them on receiving their high school diploma.

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