Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) honored six local veterans for their service in the United States Armed Forces. The Congressional Veteran Commendation is a nominations-based program designed to recognize the veterans of Florida’s 25th Congressional District.
The honorees, listed below, will be interviewed and their wartime recollections will be added to the Veterans History Project, sponsored by the Library of Congress.
Honorees
• Staff Sergeant Erica Lauren Florio – U.S. Air Force, Naples, Florida
• Staff Sergeant Gustavo Adolpho Tovar – U.S. Army, Doral, Florida
• Staff Sergeant Richard Lee Wester – U.S. Marine Corps & United States Air Force, Miami Lakes
• Staff Sergeant Teela Lynn Brewer – U.S. Marine Corps, Doral, Florida
• Sergeant Fernando Carlos Senra – U.S. Army, Miami Lakes, Florida
• Captain John R. Fulmer III – U.S. Marine Corps, Naples, Florida
