[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13137-S13138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO COL. ROBERT F. BEHLER

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, each of us has found cause to use the 
services of congressional liaison offices that have been set up by 
Government agencies to assist us in servicing our constituents and 
managing the affairs of the Nation. Almost without exception, the men 
and women who staff these offices are individuals who are competent, 
polite, and eager to serve. I rise today to pay tribute to a person who 
has met and exceeded those characteristics, the Chief of the U.S. Air 
Force Office of Senate Liaison, Col. Robert F. Behler.
  Known, liked, and respected by Senators and staffers, Colonel Behler 
has spent the last 2 years representing the Air Force and striving to 
meet the needs of the Members of this Chamber. 

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 Always maintaining the highest degree of professionalism, Colonel 
Behler ensured that he and those under his direction responded to our 
queries quickly and completely. As the chairman of the Senate Armed 
Services Committee, I greatly appreciated the commitment that Colonel 
Behler and his staff made to their jobs and I hope that his successor 
will maintain the same sense of duty and responsibility.
  Soon Colonel Behler will take command of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing 
at Beale Air Force Base, CA. This will certainly be an important and 
challenging assignment, but one I am confident he will quickly master 
and at which he will excel. I wish him the best of luck in his new 
assignment and in the remainder of his career.


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