[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S3136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               RETIREMENT OF MAJ. GEN. DARRELL V MANNING

 Mr. KEMPTHORNE. Mr. President, on February 25, 1995, Maj. Gen. 
Darrell V Manning will retire as the adjutant general of Idaho and the 
commanding general of the Idaho National Guard. The State of Idaho and 
the Nation will lose the service of a true patriot when General Manning 
retires.
  A native of Idaho, General Manning has an accomplished record of 
service to Idaho and the Nation. He has served in the active duty Air 
Force, the Idaho Air National Guard, the Idaho House of 
Representatives, the Idaho State Senate, and the Idaho Transportation 
Department as director. As a member of the Idaho Legislature, General 
Manning was a noted master of parliamentary procedures.
  As commanding general of the Idaho National Guard, General Manning 
has overseen the transformation that has resulted in the Idaho National 
Guard being recognized as a world-class organization for the training 
and preparation of soldiers and airmen. Under General Manning's 
command, the Idaho Air National Guard has flown two unprecedented 6-
month tours of duty to Saudi Arabia to enforce the no-fly-zone over 
southern Iraq. In addition, on December 1, 1994, the Idaho National 
Guard flew to Turkey for a 4-month deployment to enforce the no-fly-
zone over northern Iraq. As a result of the first of these three 
deployments, Dr. Sheila Widnall, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
traveled to Gowen Field 1 year ago to present the Idaho Air National 
Guard with the Air Force's Outstanding Unit Award.
  And, too, under General Manning the Army National Guard has proven 
its readiness and competence in annual training exercises time and time 
again. For example, the Idaho National Guard's Apache Battalion was 
stood up and certified combat ready in record time under General 
Manning's watch. In addition, the 116th Armor Brigade was selected as 
one of Army's 15 enhanced combat brigades. The Idaho Army National 
Guard also completed the development of one of the Nation's most 
technologically advanced armor ranges in an environmentally sensitive 
and balanced way.
  While General Manning has shown himself to be an exceptional military 
leader, he has also demonstrated a strength of character and discipline 
I have come to know and respect. Let me give you one example. Every 
year, the Adjutant Generals Association of the United States [AGAUS] 
meets to discuss issues confronting the National Guard. At these annual 
meetings, a number of adjutant generals deliver lectures on special 
topics. At the 1993 meeting, General Manning delivered a lecture on 
ethics and morality. In my mind, the Adjutant Generals Association 
could not have found a better speaker.
  Since that meeting of the AGAUS, I have met with a number of National 
Guard leaders, including the current director of the National Guard 
Bureau, and each of these officers has praised the content and 
relevancy of General Manning's lecture.
  In my view, the Nation will not only say goodbye to an outstanding 
commanding officer when General Manning retires, but we will also be 
saying our farewells to a man of principle, character, and integrity. 
For these reasons, I want to pay a special tribute to Maj. Gen. Darrell 
V Manning.


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