[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO LT. GEN. MARC A. CISNEROS

 Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a 
great patriot, statesman, and soldier from the Lone Star State of 
Texas, Lt. Gen. Marc A. Cisneros. General Cisneros is retiring after a 
distinguished 35-year military career in the U.S. Army.
  Marc Cisneros entered the military in 1961 after graduating as an 
ROTC distinguished military cadet from St. Mary's University, in San 
Antonio, TX. He was commissioned a 2d Lt. in the field artillery and 
has faithfully and selflessly served his country in a wide array of 
demanding command and staff assignments within the continental United 
States and overseas. Most notable was his assignment as Commanding 
General, U.S. Army South and Joint Task Force, Panama, during Operation 
Just Cause. During Operation Just Cause, General Cisneros played a 
significant role in the combat operations in Panama and helped 
negotiate the capture and surrender of Panamanian General Noriega. 
Besides this action, General Cisneros served two combat tours in 
Vietnam.
  This officer has risen through the ranks emphasizing military 
readiness and displaying a genuine compassion for soldiers and their 
families. Marc Cisneros has been a caring leader committed to the 
values and ideals that have made this country and its military so 
great.
  His final assignment was as Commanding General, 5th U.S. Army, Fort 
Sam Houston, TX. In this most important position, Marc Cisneros 
provided vision, enforced standards of excellence, and committed 
himself to helping sustain the readiness of the Nation's reserve 
component forces.
  Mr. President, our Nation owes a debt of gratitude to Lt. Gen. Marc 
A. Cisneros, and I am honored to recognize him today. With our deepest 
appreciation, the United States of America says thank you. I wish him, 
and his wife Eddy and their children, continued success and happiness 
in all future endeavors.

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