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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1321 

Honoring the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program for its 

outstanding achievements. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 8, 2008 

Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 

HOOLEY, and Mr. WU) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge 

Program for its outstanding achievements. 

Whereas the goal of the National Guard Youth Challenge 

Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is to improve the education, life skills, and employment potential 

of America’s at-risk youth through public awareness programs, scholarships, higher education assistance, mentoring, and job development programs; 

Whereas the National Guard Youth Challenge Program provides military-based training, supervised work experience, 

assistance in obtaining a high school diploma or equivalent, development of leadership qualities, life skills training, health and physical education, and positive relationships with adults and peers; 


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Whereas the National Guard Youth Challenge Program promotes citizenship, leadership, fellowship, and service to 

community; 

Whereas the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program has an outstanding record of achievement and national recognition; 

Whereas in 2001, 2003, and 2007 the Oregon National 

Guard Youth Challenge Program was recognized by the 

United Service Organizations (USO) as the Best Overall 

Program in the Nation; 

Whereas in 2004 and 2007 the Oregon National Guard 

Youth Challenge Program was recognized as a Top 3 

Program for Service to the Community by the USO; 

Whereas, in 2002, 2005, and 2006 the Oregon National 

Guard Youth Challenge Program was recognized by the 

USO as a Top 3 Program Overall in the Nation; 

Whereas in 2006 the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program was recognized by the USO as the Most 

Progressive Program in the Nation; 

Whereas in 2005 the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program was recognized by the USO as the Best 

Post Residential Program in the Nation; 

Whereas the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program has successfully helped thousands of Oregon’s atrisk youth who had dropped out of, were not attending, 

or were failing in school; 

Whereas the majority of National Guard Youth Challenge 

Program graduates earn their high school degree or an 

equivalent, and successfully join the workforce in career 

jobs; and 


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Whereas Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program 

graduates serve as peer role models to high school students and at-risk youth by succeeding academically and 

contributing to community improvement: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors and recognizes the 125 Oregon Na3 tional Guard Youth Challenge Program cadets of 

4 Class 35 who graduated from the program on June 

5 18, 2008; 

6 (2) honors and recognizes the more than 3,500 

7 Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program 

8 cadets who have entered the program since 1994; 

9 (3) encourages all Oregon National Guard 

10 Youth Challenge Program graduates to further their 

11 intellectual inquiry and academic studies in univer12 sities and postsecondary educational institutions; 

13 (4) supports the continued social engagement of 

14 Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program 

15 graduates to utilize their knowledge and skills for 

16 the betterment of their communities and the social, 

17 cultural, and economic advancement of the Nation; 

18 and 


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1 (5) recognizes that the Oregon National Guard 

2 Youth Challenge Program serves as a model for the 

3 Nation. 

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