[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 13, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNITION OF GEN. RANDALL RIGBY

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                          HON. J.C. WATTS, JR.

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 1997

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct privilege to 
represent Fort Sill, OK, in the U.S. Congress. Since 1902, tens of 
thousands of U.S. Army personnel have trained and have raised their 
families at Fort Sill and the neighboring city of Lawton, and many of 
these same men and women have retired near the post and built a 
community of families, businesses, and friends. In the Army and in 
Oklahoma, we are very proud of Fort Sill and its contributions to 
Oklahoma and to the Nation.
  We are also proud of the fact that Fort Sill has always been blessed 
with outstanding leadership, and its current commander, Gen. Randy 
Rigby, is no exception. General Rigby came to Fort Sill as commander in 
June of 1995, 25 years after his first official arrival at the fort as 
a second lieutenant and student in the field artillery officer basic 
course. Even then, however, he was no stranger to Fort Sill since 
General Rigby is a native of neighboring Lawton, OK. In fact, General 
Rigby did his undergraduate schooling in Oklahoma. He then went on to 
build a distinguished record of military service that represents the 
absolute finest of that which we respect in our military's leadership.
  Fort Sill has been blessed by General Rigby's strong and inspiring 
leadership. His dedication to the highest standards have reverberated 
through every corner of this important military facility.
  Regretfully, in the Army, the time always comes when it's time to 
move on, and the Army has found a new and challenging position for 
General Rigby in Washington, DC. The Lawton/Fort Sill community will 
sorely miss Randy and his remarkable wife Carol who have been such 
extraordinary good neighbors in both the personal and the professional 
sense.
  I would like to take this opportunity to wish Randy and Carol the 
very best for continued good success as they move on to their new 
assignment in the Nation's Capitol.

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