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Diaz-Balart Honors Local Veterans with the Congressional Veteran Commendation

November 6, 2014

MIAMI — Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) honored a group of local veterans for their service in the United States Armed Forces. The Congressional Veteran Commendation is a nominations-based program designed to recognize the wartime sacrifices and peacetime community involvement of veterans residing in Florida's 25th Congressional District. The honorees, listed below, will be interviewed and their wartime collections will be added to the Veterans History Project, sponsored by the Library of Congress.

Petty Officer Second Class Joseph Randolph Alcala – United States Navy, Miami
Major Randolph Boyd Cash – United States Army, Naples
Captain Robert Wayne Dorta – United States Army, Naples
Sergeant Gregory Moya – United States Marine Corps, Hialeah Gardens
Sergeant First Class Edward Wilhite – United States Army, Hialeah

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Congressman Diaz-Balart posing with awardees


Congressman Diaz-Balart with honorees, from left to right: Major Randolph Boyd Cash, Sergeant Gregory Moya, Petty Officer Second Class Joseph Randolph Alcala, Captain Robert Wayne Dorta, and Sergeant First Class Edward Wilhite.