{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://flores.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398899", "KBTX: Eight local veterans honored for dedication to their communities", "2016-12-15", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Bill Flores", "F000461", "flores.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "By\u00a0Noelle Bellow\r\n  \r\nEight local\u00a0veterans\u00a0were honored Thursday morning, after their friends and family nominated them for a special award.  \r\nThe District 17 Congressional Veteran Commendation ceremony was held at American Legion Post 159.\r\nThe honorees were a mix of veterans who served in the Army, Marines and Air Force, who fought during World War Two, the Vietnam and Iraq wars.\r\nBut they weren't just being honored for their service to our country. As Congressman Bill Flores noted, its their post military work in their local communities that continues to make a difference.\r\n\"They've already served our country in such a meaningful way, that community service is such a natural bolt on it if you will,\" said Flores.\r\n\"I unload the truck down at the church pantry on Thursday morning, I unload the food bank truck on Tuesday morning,\" explained honoree David P. Marion. \"As soon as we get through with our deliveries to the nursing home, I'm back up on the bell ringing for the Salvation Army.\"\r\nCongressman Flores has been giving out these awards since 2012.Here is a list of the award winners:  \r\n\r\nSergeant First Class Rudy G. Cortez of Bryan\u00a0  \r\nSergeant Franklin Joe Karasek, Jr. of Caldwell\u00a0  \r\nChief Master Sergeant Frank J. Kocman, Jr. of Bryan\u00a0  \r\nCaptain J.D. Langley of College Station  \r\nMaster Sergeant James D. McDonald of Bryan\u00a0  \r\nCaptain David P. Marion of College Station  \r\nCaptain Rodulphe L. Peltier of College Station\u00a0  \r\nSpecialist Jason Paul Rhodes\r\nTo read full article click here", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://flores.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398899"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7009650580585003, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}