[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 10970] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]TRIBUTE TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY'S RECIPIENTS OF OPERATION RECOGNITION ______ HON. KEN CALVERT of california in the house of representatives Thursday, May 22, 2008 Mr. CALVERT. Madam 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 due to internment in WWII Japanese-American relocation camps. A recognition ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, for the following individuals who received their high school diplomas through Operation Recognition: Gary Anderson, Jess David Atilano, George R. Baca, Mark Chandler Banks, Clyde A. Bell, Kenneth M. Cable, Joseph Carpini, Franklin Delano Coffey, Michael DeCosta Jr., William Deile, Juan V. Espinoza, Lind Torrey Fiveland, Ronald Ascension Fraijo, Henry Joe Garcia, Peter James Garcia, Eugenio Gomez, David Diaz Gonzales, Marcelo Gonzalez Jr., Richard L. Goorey, Richard R. Granado, Carl F. Hawkins, Donald E. Hawley, David W. Heard, Noel Heft, Walter Edward Hetzel, Keith A. Hograve, Richard Jaramillo, Norman L. Keepers, Michael J. Lambert Jr., Phillip A. LeGault, Estepan J. Luna, Richard E. Marruffo, Augustine G. Martinez, George Mello, Fred G. Mora, Frank Guadalupe Munoz, Manuel Munoz, Frank R. Munro, Richard G. Nelson, George O. Peterson, Clayton Lawrence, Pringle Kent; Eugene Ransdell, William S. Rivera, Steven Michael Roberts, William Holst Rodgers, David Paul Rogers, Harold Richard Roselli, Glen Harlen Routh, Albert Ortiz Salsedo, Victor M. Sartoresi, George M. Valencia, and Anthony Zamora. Our country owes a debt of gratitude to all the above recipients for their service and sacrifice. I salute all the above individuals and congratulate them on receiving their high school diploma. ____________________