[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16971]
[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

                        Monday, November 2, 2015

  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 will be held on November 10, 2015, for the 
following individuals who received their high school diplomas through 
Operation Recognition:
  David Beaudoin; Robert Michael Coe; Benjamin John Cusumano; Harvey 
Robert Harris; James Esco Lenon, Jr; Joe Pena, Jr; Juan Pena, Jr; Ruben 
Martinez Peters; Richard Rosenthal; Jacinto Reyes Salinas; Ralph 
Hamilton Wolfe, Jr.
  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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