[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RICHARD ALBERO'S 1,150-MILE WALK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Jolly) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a man who has 
literally walked the walk in support of our Nation's wounded warriors.
  Mr. Speaker, 65-year-old Richard Albero, a former Naval officer and 
math teacher from Dunedin, Florida, recently completed an 86-day, 
1,150-mile walk from home plate at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa during a 
spring training game to home plate at Yankee Stadium in New York City. 
He did so to honor his fallen nephew. Richard's nephew, Gary, worked at 
the World Trade Center and lost his life in the 9/11 attacks.
  In addition to honoring his nephew, Richard also chose to do 
something very special. He walked to raise money for the Wounded 
Warrior Project. His goal was to raise $25,000.
  During Richard's trek up the East Coast, which began on March 2, he 
went through six pairs of shoes. He suffered blisters on his feet and 
traveled over countless hills and endured the many elements, yet 
Richard never gave up.
  Very recently, just a few weeks ago, he completed his walk, arriving 
at Yankee Stadium to a cheering crowd. Along the way, Richard blew past 
his goal for raising money and raised $55,000 for the Wounded Warrior 
Project.
  Mr. Speaker, Richard's nephew would be most proud and the Members of 
this body should be most proud as well as we reflect on and remember 
those who lost their lives and those who pay tribute to them today, 
those like Richard Albero.
  May God bless Mr. Albero. May God bless our men and women in uniform 
who protect us each and every day. And may God bless these United 
States.

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