[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 126 (Monday, September 12, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                TRIBUTE TO BRIG. GEN. RICHARD J. VALENTE

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                             HON. JACK REED

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 12, 1994

  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today on 
behalf of a man who has served this country for more than three 
decades. Brig. Gen. Richard J. Valente will soon retire as commander of 
the 43d Military Police Brigade, Rhode Island Army National Guard, and 
we honor him today.
  General Valente graduated from LaSalle Academy in Providence, RI in 
1955, and received his bachelor of science from Renselaer Polytechnic 
Institute [RPI] in Troy, NY on June 10, 1960. Upon graduation from RPI, 
the general was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Reserve 
Officer Training Corps.
  General Valente served in a variety of assignments during his 
distinguished career. He was appointed to his first command in 1966 as 
battery commander of B Battery 2/103d Field Artillery. The general 
later transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve and served as an instructor 
in the branch officer candidate course as well as the Command and 
General Staff College. In 1983, he was assigned as executive officer of 
the 4th Brigade, 76th Division. In 1984, General Valente returned to 
the Rhode Island Army National Guard. He has held command of the 43d 
Military Police Brigade since 1988 where his service has been 
exemplary.
  Mr. Speaker, as a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Army and a graduate of 
the U.S. Military Academy at West Point I salute his dedication. On 
behalf of my home State of Rhode Island and this Congress, I extend my 
thanks to Brig. Gen. Richard J. Valente for more than 34 years of 
distinguished service.

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