[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1872]
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               LT. COL. MIKE WAITE VALUABLE DEFENSE AIDE

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                      HON. G.V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 30, 1996

  Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a truly 
outstanding Army National Guard officer, Lt. Col. Mike Waite of 
Missouri.
  Since March of this year, Colonel Waite has been detailed to my 
office to serve as my Defense legislative assistant. He has proved to 
be an invaluable asset to me and of tremendous help in my efforts to 
formulate my annual Guard/Reserve procurement package. Thanks to his 
vast knowledge of the Reserve components, Mike provided very sound 
advice on the needs of the National Guard and reserves to insure that 
these components received adequate funding in order to be full partners 
in the total force.
  In addition to his work on the procurement package, Colonel Waite 
took a personal interest in several personnel issues which are very 
important to maintaining morale among the Reserve components and thus 
the all important readiness of these units.
  Before coming to my staff, Mike was assigned to the National Guard 
Bureau in the Legislative Liaison Directorate. The expertise and 
knowledge he gained in this assignment was quite beneficial to me 
because of his complete understanding of the issues and his ability to 
put my goals into legislative language.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish Lt. Col. Mike Waite the best in his future career 
with the National Guard and express my thanks to him for job well done 
during the second session of the 104th Congress.

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