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           IN RECOGNITION OF SACRAMENTO'S HONORABLE VETERANS

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 14, 2016

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize some of the many 
veterans who risked their lives serving Sacramento and the United 
States. Each of the below veterans were nominated by their organization 
and Post leaders in recognition of their outstanding dedication to 
their country. Mr. Speaker, as these veterans and their families gather 
to celebrate their invaluable contributions to our community, I ask all 
my colleagues to join me in honoring the following veterans for their 
commitment and the sacrifices they have made for their fellow veterans 
and our region.

       Tino Adame, Theodore E. Adams, Michael G. Andrade, James M. 
     Armstrong, Renee Bickerstaff, Melvin M. Bisgay, Phillip 
     Blanco, Nigel ``Tony'' Boucher, James A. Brashear, Garren W. 
     Bratcher, Carol L. Brush, John A. Buck, Melvin R. Buzzard, 
     Jenny ``Leilani'' Callison, Chuck G. Carter, Selso A. 
     Cavazos, Christine Chalmers, Sherry Lou Chavez, Naraya 
     Comeault, Jon Cornett.
       JoAnn C. Coughlin, Raymond J. Coughlin, Anthony R. Creel, 
     Hugh E. Crooks, Jr., Lewis Derfuss, Erma ``Tootsie'' 
     Dougherty, Dale E. Esperante, Sister Libby Fernandez, RSM, 
     Edward L. Ford, Fred Gagliardini, Esq., Victor Michael 
     Garcia, Charles ``Chuck'' Gardner, Steven Goch, Frank 
     Goehringer, Patrick A. Graham, Joseph Handy, Bobby Hanks, Don 
     Harper, Jason Henry.
       Elva O. Herrera, Tobrin S. Hewitt, Nellie Hill, Phelps 
     Hobart, Wendy Van Houten, Michael R. Hughes, Vito Imbasciani, 
     M.D., David L. Jackson, Deborah K. Johnson, FL Johnson, Robyn 
     A. King, Renee M. Kuznik, Ben Lapolla, Elwood ``Bud'' Lee, 
     James J. Lim, Shing Long, Kenneth Lusk, Buford Lee Maples, 
     Brian J. McGuinness, Dennis A. McKey.
       Michael Allen Mellow, Toney Meredith, Diana Russell-Milton, 
     James Milton, Larry Steven Minasian, Silvia Moseley, George 
     Moses, Peter Muse, Dana Nichol, John Otero, Rebecca S. 
     Overby, Garry L. Overby, Col. Steven R. Painter (Ret.), Bobbi 
     J. Park, Charles W. Peterson, Jerome ``Jerry'' Quint, Dr. 
     Mariana M. Raba, Greg Raffa, John H. Reece.
       Mark E. Reichert, Sanford Earl Ross, James ``Jim'' 
     Rounsavell, Terry Sandhoff, Patricia ``Patty'' H. Schumacher, 
     Gene Ag Shropshire, Cheryl R. Shropshire, Dale E. Smith, 
     Randy B. Smith, Mark ``Coach'' Soto, Paul Sullivan, Rick J. 
     Sutter, Anna M. Sutton, Ray Tarango, Wallace Allen Taylor, 
     Roger G. Van Tassel, Justin P. Turner, Joe Velasquez, Suzanne 
     ``Suzi'' Vinci, Melissa A. Washington.
       Rhett W. White, Howard R. Williams, Baldwin Y. Wong, 
     Michael S. Wong, Juanzelyn Charice Wright, Wayne A. Wright, 
     Wayne W. Wright, Eduardo Yanez.


                              In Memoriam

       Mary Bisgay, Dimples McCray, Willie McCray, Jr., Ruben C. 
     Ramos, Gary E. Ross, Malenda E. Smith, Valentino L. Soto, 
     Ewing Bruce Townely, Robert Wayne Turner, Robert V. Welch

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