[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               THE RETIREMENT OF COL. FRANK K. HURD, JR.

  Mr. THURMOND, Madam President, I rise today to recognize the 
retirement of Col. Frank K. Hurd, Jr., from the U.S. Army. Colonel Hurd 
has served his country for over 26 years. He was an outstanding soldier 
and a dedicated Chief of the Army Liaison Office to the U.S. Senate, a 
position he has held for the past 3 years.
  Colonel Hurd was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Armor through 
the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps upon graduation from Mercer 
University in his home State of Georgia. During his distinguished 
career, he served in a number of leadership assignments that took him 
to Korea; Bad Kissingen, Germany, where he commanded cavalry troops; 
Athens, Georgia, where he was an assistant professor of military 
science; and to Bamberg, Germany, where he commanded the 2d Squadron, 
2d Armored Cavalry Regiment.
  Colonel Hurd has succeeded admirably in his role of representing the 
Army's interests on Capitol Hill and acting as a liaison between the 
Department of the Army and the Senate. He has always been prompt, 
responsive, and sensitive to the needs of members and staff for up-to-
date, complete, and accurate information.
  As Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I am pleased to 
offer him my congratulations on a distinguished career, and I wish him 
and his family good health and happiness in the years ahead.

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