[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1722-E1723]
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              TRIBUTE TO COLONEL ROBERT L. ``LARRY'' DAVIS

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 1998

  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to Colonel 
Robert L. ``Larry'' Davis who is leaving the Los Angeles District of 
the Army Corps of Engineers, and will be taking

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on the Chief of Staff position at Fort Leonard Wood, U.S. Army Engineer 
School in Southern Missouri.
  Colonel Davis has held various positions in the Army Corps of 
Engineers, including serving as an exchange officer to the Australian 
School of Military Engineering and participating in Operation Desert 
Storm in Saudi Arabia. Colonel Davis also participated in Operation 
Desert Shield in Kuwait and Operations Restore Hope and Continue Hope 
in Somalia. In the United States, Colonel Davis took part in the 
Hurricane Andrew Relief Operations in the Miami area.
  Colonel Davis has had an extraordinary career. His long list of 
awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, 
Meritorious Service Medal with three campaign stars. He has also earned 
the Parachutist and the Air Assault Badges. Last, but certainly not 
least in Larry Davis' long list of accomplishments, is his dedication 
as a husband and father of two children, Kimberly Anne and John.
  I have enjoyed working with Colonel Davis over the years in 
addressing various Army Corps issues in my district. I will surely miss 
his attention, and that of his staff, to matters of importance to me.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Larry for his hard work and 
dedication. I would also like to wish him and his wife Barbara 
continued success and happiness in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

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