[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5258-5259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING CENTRAL VIRGINIA STUDENTS FOR THEIR PRAISEWORTHY DECISION 
              TO ENLIST IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES

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                            HON. ROBERT HURT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2016

  Mr. HURT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I wish to honor 90 students from 
the Central Virginia area for their praiseworthy decision to enlist in 
the United States Armed Forces.
  Of the 90, 36 have chosen to join the U.S. Army to include the U.S. 
Army Reserves and U.S. Army National Guard: Benjamin P. Arrington (NG), 
Alexander Barton, Ethan R. Bernier, Colton Breedan, Sean Brenneisen, 
Hannah T. Brock, Tanner C. Brooker (NG), Eric M. Calvert, Jason D. 
Cooke, Anthony Cruz, Terra D. Daniels, Scott M. Dice, Christian 
Donavant, Ryan Eckert, Steven Gandy, Michael R. Hampson, Ruston L. 
Hill, II (NG), Robin G. Jat, Minjung Kim, Youjung Kim, Brittany Maddox, 
Francisco Leiva Magana, Alejandro J. Mastrapa, Mardin Mohammadzadeh, 
Aaron E. Molloy, Mason L. Plum, Michael L. Robinson (NG), Jonathan C. 
Shifflet, Aaron M. Spurlock, Caleb A. Staff, Matthew J. Sullivan, Maria 
Torres Trujillo, Chihao Wang, Kaiying Wang, Lorenzo Wells and Cheyenne 
Williams.
  Thirty-two have selected the U.S. Marine Corps: Derek Alewine, Jacob 
Alderman, Brian Alvarado, Lilian Booysen, Jonathan Bowman, Sim Brand, 
Wendy Bustillo, Joshua Campbell, Dylan Chenault, Jacob Clark, Chase 
Cline, Jacob Green, Noah Hallen, Chester Harvey III, Matthew Hill, 
Charles Hite, Collin Ingles, Tylore Jones, Dakota Kelley, Christopher 
Leake, Rickey Langhorne, Patrick Mayo, Isaiah Meadows, Kyle Rochefort, 
Jacob Shaver, Edward Sher, Benjamin Showalter, Andrew Smith, Dylan 
Snyder, Gaines ``Randall'' Thomas, Jerod Williams, and John Weatherman.
  Eighteen have elected to join the U.S. Navy: Jesse R. Bast, Devin M. 
Carter, Storey A. Collier, Nicholas S. Finnan, Nathaniel Fisher,

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Colin D. Grimsley, Christian N. Hoffman, Steven Howard, Christopher S. 
Keller, Raymond G. Markle, Alexander N. Ostrowski, Devin O'Neal 
Richardson, Tayvaun D. Richardson, Taylor M. Stark, Katelyn R. Shafer, 
Lucas J. Valleau, Devin L. Walker, and Andrew H. Williams.
  Four have elected to join the U.S. Air Force: Hunter Brittle, Jordan 
Stracener, Martha Wells, and Jackson Winum.
  These 90 young men and women will be recognized on April 30, 2016, as 
part of the ``Our Community Salutes'' Recognition Ceremony, and 
Albemarle High School Guidance Counselor, Jacquelyn Perry, will be 
awarded The General Colin L. Powell Service Award. This prestigious 
citation is given to a high school educator who best supports young 
adults desiring to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces after graduation from 
high school.
  Every citizen of the United States of America owes his or her freedom 
to the men and women that have served, are serving or will serve this 
nation in the uniform of one of our military services. The future of 
our Nation remains strong because of young men and women like these 90 
individuals who have stepped forward to serve in the defense of our 
country and to uphold the ideals and principles upon which it was 
founded.
  These young Virginians from the home of Founding Father, Thomas 
Jefferson, represent all that is good in our Nation. They depart with 
the full faith and support of the U.S. Senate and the American people. 
They will experience good days and they will experience challenges and 
we will support them in both environments.
  We owe a great deal of gratitude to these young patriots who will 
take the Oath of Enlistment and serve in their respective service. It 
is because of their decision today that the United States remains 
secure and a beacon of liberty throughout the world.

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