[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 6 (Wednesday, February 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E99]
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                   SALUTE TO COLONEL PETER A. HADLEY

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 4, 1998

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to salute Colonel Peter 
Hadley for many years of outstanding service to his country and 
community on the occasion of his retirement.
  I have known Peter Hadley for over forty years and I can attest to 
his devotion to the United States and his home State of California. 
Following graduation in 1964 from the California Military Academy, 
Colonel Hadley was commissioned a second lieutenant in the California 
National Guard and the United States Army. He soon distinguished 
himself in a variety of important command and staff positions 
culminating in his assignment as the Director for Reserve Affairs in 
the Pentagon's Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Research, Development and Acquisition.
  During his outstanding career, Colonel Hadley received numerous 
decorations and awards including the Legion of Merit, Meritorious 
Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Commendation 
Medal, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with five Oak 
Leaf Clusters), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces 
Reserve Medal (with two Hourglass Devices), and the California 
Commendation Medal with Pendant (with three Oak Leaf Clusters). He 
retired on January thirtieth, 1998 after thirty-four years of service 
to the California National Guard and the United States Army.
  In addition, Colonel Hadley had a distinguished career with the 
California Department of Transportation from 1960 to 1985. He was an 
associate transportation engineer and a registered professional 
engineer in the State of California. In this capacity, he received an 
award for the design, development and fielding of equipment to monitor 
air pollution in Los Angeles, California.
  I have had the great pleasure of not only knowing Colonel Hadley but 
also knowing his father and mother, Al and Cecelia Hadley, since I was 
a boy growing up in Huntington Park. Al Hadley was my Scout Leader and 
he had a tremendously positive influence on my life as he did on the 
lives of his two children, Peter and David. Both Al and Cecelia Hadley 
can be proud for having raised such a wonderful family.
  It has been an honor to have known Colonel Hadley for these many 
years. During that time he has been responsible for numerous 
accomplishments and outstanding contributions to our Nation's defense. 
He will be missed greatly in both the United States Army and by all 
those who worked with him throughout his military career.
  His innumerable contributions will serve as a legacy to his years of 
dedication. I want to congratulate him and wish him the very best in 
his retirement.

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