[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 102 (Friday, July 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: July 29, 1994]
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                  TRIBUTE TO COL. MICHAEL D. BROWNELL

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                           HON. TERRY EVERETT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 29, 1994

  Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, Col. Michael D. Brownell will retire from 
the U.S. Army on October 1, 1994, after a long distinguished career of 
over 40 years of service to our Nation.
  Colonel Brownell enlisted in the Washington National Guard as a 
private at the age of 17, on September 22, 1954. Ten years later he was 
commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. Colonel 
Brownell began his statutory tour of active duty as a captain in 1975, 
one of the first members in the then unnamed Active Guard and Reserve 
[AGR] Program. Three years later, he was selected for the position of 
general officer management officer in the Office of the Chief, and then 
assigned to the newly established Army Reserve Personnel Center. His 
performance in these assignments was exemplary.
  Colonel Brownell returned to the Pentagon in August 1986, as a 
personnel staff officer, in the Office of the Chief, and later in the 
officer accession branch of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for 
Personnel, until his selection for promotion to the grade of colonel.
  Colonel Brownell has served as staff director and senior Army Reserve 
policy advisor of the Reserve Forces Policy Board in the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense since February 1989. His initial assignment with 
the Reserve Forces Policy Board was as editor of the fiscal year 1989 
annual report to the President and Congress. Colonel Brownell 
subsequently served as staff director of the board's personnel 
committee during Operations Desert Shield/Storm. Colonel Brownell also 
assisted in the planning and conducting of a symposium, the publication 
of whose proceedings constitutes a permanent documentation of civil 
affairs service during Operations Desert Shield/Storm and Provide 
Comfort.
  Colonel Brownell's civilian education includes both an associate in 
arts degree and a bachelor of arts degree, as well as a master of 
public administration. His active duty training includes Army Command 
and General Staff College, the National Security Management Program at 
Harvard University, and the Personnel Management for Executives Course.
  Colonel Brownell's numerous decorations include the Defense Superior 
Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Army 
Meritorious Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and the Army Commendation 
Medal with one oak leaf cluster.
  Mr. Speaker, I have been impressed by Colonel Brownell's outstanding 
service in the Armed Forces and his many contributions to our Nation's 
security. As he prepares to retire from military service, he has our 
thanks for his many years of service to our Nation and our best wishes 
for his future endeavors.

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