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CELEBRATING RETIRED ARMY LIEUTENANT COLONEL RODERICK ``RICO'' ALVENDIA TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT AND A TREMENDOUS MILESTONE OF LIFE ON HIS 52ND BIRTHDAY
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HON. TROY A. CARTER
of louisiana
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to celebrate a dear friend and committed servant across the Country, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Roderick ``Rico'' Alvendia upon his appointment to the board of directors at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; and celebrating his 52nd birthday.
President Joe Biden has appointed New Orleans attorney and retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Roderick ``Rico'' Alvendia to the board of directors at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Biden selected Alvendia to serve a three-year term on the board. He will advise the president on the ongoing status and morale of the U.S. Military Academy.
Since 1802, West Point has educated and trained future officers to lead in the U.S. Army, and Alvendia will serve on its historic 200-
year-old Board of Directors alongside senior members of Congress, including U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator Richard Burr, and fellow Iraq War veteran U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
Alvendia served honorably as an Army Officer for 25 years and received the Bronze Star Medal for his service during combat operations in Iraq in 2005 with the Louisiana National Guard 256th Brigade Combat Team, where he was part of an international team of lawyers who assisted Iraqi prosecutors in their criminal trials against insurgents.
A Loyola Law School graduate, Alvendia dedicates his time to raising his son, Noah, and co-managing the Alvendia, Kelly and Demarest Law Firm as a successful trial lawyer, while also helping Louisiana veterans in need. In 2013, together with other Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, Alvendia started the Legion of Mars Mardi Gras Krewe, the first New Orleans carnival organization established to honor U.S. military veterans and their families. Alvendia and the Mars Krewe have since helped thousands of local veterans while deployed or in financial hardship. Alvendia is also recognized as a major philanthropist throughout Louisiana, assuring those less fortunate are never left behind. Alvendia is also recognized as a major philanthropist throughout Louisiana, assuring those less fortunate are never left behind.
I am beyond proud of my friend as he represents his fellow New Orleanians and Louisianans, continuing to help local veterans as he serves on the Board of Visitors. Alvendia will continue working at his law firm and remain based in New Orleans while traveling to New York and Washington, D.C. throughout his 3-year Presidential Appointment.
A huge congratulations to retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Roderick
``Rico'' Alvendia. It is a remarkable achievement that deserves to be celebrated and marked in the most fitting way. We thank him for his service, while celebrating his 52nd birthday.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 162(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 162(2)
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