[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         LTC JAMES E. ROGERS ON HIS RECENT COMMAND APPOINTMENT

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                           HON. DICK CHRYSLER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 17, 1996

  Mr. CHRYSLER Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend LTC James E. Rogers 
on his appointment as the incoming commander of the U.S. Army's 82d 
Forward Support Battalion, 82d Airborne Division, stationed at Fort 
Bragg. LTC James Rogers has a long and distinguished military service 
record and has dedicated his life to protecting the freedom and liberty 
of our Nation.
  Lieutenant Colonel Rogers was born and raised in Howell, MI, where 
his parents Joyce and John Rogers still reside and where he still 
serves as an example to hundreds of local youths in the community of 
what personal honor and leadership can achieve.
  Lieutenant Colonel Rogers was commissioned in the Ordnance Corps on 
June 6, 1979, upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West 
Point. Lieutenant Colonel Rogers was recommended for an appointment by 
my own former Congressman Bill Broomfield, and I only hope that I have 
the foresight he had in identifying the qualities needed for our future 
leaders.
  Lieutenant Colonel Rogers military education includes Ordnance 
officer basic and advance courses, Combined Arms and Services Staff 
School, and the Army Command and General Staff College.
  He has obtained further academic credentials in the course of his 
military service as well, earning a masters degree in industrial and 
operations engineering from the University of Michigan.
  LTC James Rogers has served in several challenging assignments 
throughout the United States and Korea, ensuring that the military 
readiness of our troops is unmatched anywhere in the world. He has 
accelerated through the ranks and demonstrated an enormous capacity of 
responsibility and integrity as a military leader, earning him the 
respect of his superiors, his peers, and the men and women who serve 
under him.
  He has earned personal awards and decorations that include the 
Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leave Clusters, Army 
Commendation Medal with Oak Leave Cluster, Army Achievement Medal, 
Senior Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.
  I have no doubt that in his newest assignment, Lieutenant Colonel 
Rogers will serve as an exemplary soldier, continuing the standard of 
excellence he has set for himself and living up to the 82d Forward 
Support Battalion's motto of Subsidium--Sine Qua Non, Support--Without 
Which There Is Nothing.
  Congratulations to LTC James E. Rogers. Good luck to you, your wife 
Reba, and your two young children Jeffrey and Thomas.

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