[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1731-E1732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      SALUTE TO DANIEL F. HALL UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 16, 1998

  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, the men and women who serve this nation as 
the employees of the federal government are sometimes the forgotten 
foot soldiers that keep our federal programs running day in and day 
out. Today, I want to pay tribute to one of these committed public 
servants, whose upcoming retirement will leave the Nashville District 
of the Army Corps of Engineers with tremendously large shoes to fill. 
Daniel Hall has been the Nashville District's Chief of Construction-
Operations Division since 1992, but in October he will retire after 37 
years of dedicated service to this nation.
  He began his career after he graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt 
University in 1961 with the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil 
Engineering. As a distinguished graduate of Vanderbilt's Army ROTC 
program, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers. His first assignment was as Platoon Leader and 
Company Executive Officer for the 299th Engineer Battalion in Hoecht, 
Germany.
  After active duty, Mr. Hall joined the Vicksburg District Corps of 
Engineers as a civil engineer intern and was later assigned to the 
Operations Division. In 1965, he transferred to the Nashville District, 
where he has been a tireless and ardent engineer. He was handed the 
honor and responsibility of Chief of Construction-Operations Division 
in 1992.
  Over the years, Mr. Hall has been recognized several times for his 
outstanding work and service. He received the Meritorious Civilian 
Service Award. He was twice selected as the Nashville District's 
Employee of the Year in the Engineer and Scientist Category. He was 
named Engineer of the Year by the Tennessee Society of Professional 
Engineers. He was decorated by the Secretary of the Army, who awarded 
him the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service for his exceptional 
leadership and technical abilities.
  Over the years, Mr. Hall has made an enormous impact in many of the 
communities in Kentucky's 5th Congressional District that are regularly 
flooded during times of heavy rains. He has worked on tremendous flood 
protection projects in Harlan, Pineville, Barbourville, Middlesboro and 
Williamsburg, which will help save people's lives, homes and property, 
and promote economic development in one of the poorest regions of the 
nation.
  Today, I want to commend Mr. Hall for his outstanding and effective 
leadership. His work with the Army Corps of Engineers has made a 
difference in the lives of so many people, who routinely face the mud 
and floods of Mother Nature's fury. I wish Mr. Hall all the

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best as he embarks upon this new phase of his life. Certainly, he has 
earned the right to retire, but he will be sorely missed.

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