[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5984-5985]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING MAJOR RITA CATALINA ROSALES GONZALEZ

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                           HON. BETO O'ROURKE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 13, 2016

  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Army Major Rita 
Catalina Rosales Gonzalez for her extraordinary dedication to duty and 
service to our nation. Major Rosales has distinguished herself through 
her service while serving as a Legislative Liaison in the Army's House 
Liaison Division from June 2015 to April 2016.
  A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Major Rosales immigrated to the United 
States when she was just ten years old. Feeling a call to service, she 
joined the Army in 2005 and served the first seven years of her career 
at Fort Bliss in my district of El Paso, Texas.

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While at Fort Bliss, Major Rosales served as a Patriot Launcher Platoon 
Leader; a Patriot Fire Control Platoon Leader and Battery Trainer; a 
Battalion Fire Direction Section Officer-in-Charge; a Brigade Chief Air 
Defense Fire Control Officer; and as a Battery Commander. Following her 
time at Fort Bliss, Major Rosales would later serve as a Public Affairs 
Officer in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
Major Rosales' service to our country also includes two deployments in 
support of Operation Enduring Freedom, once to the United Arab Emirates 
from 2008 to 2009 and once to the Kingdom of Bahrain from 2011 to 2012.
  Major Rosales' career has been marked by excellence, as evidenced by 
her selection as the Distinguished Honor Graduate of her Air Defense 
Artillery Officer Basic Course; the Distinguished Honor Graduate of the 
Patriot Top Gun Course; the Honor Graduate of the Air Defense Artillery 
Fire Control Officer Course; and the Honor Graduate of her Air Defense 
Artillery Captains' Career Course.
  As Major Rosales transitions to her role as a Battalion Operations 
Officer at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, I am confident that she will 
approach this role with a continued commitment to excellence and 
selfless service. Her outstanding leadership, strategic vision, and 
keen judgment are in keeping with the finest traditions of military 
service and reflect great credit upon her, the Office of the Army 
Legislative Liaison, and the United States Army.

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