[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL MORRIS JAMES BOYD

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 1999

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize the accomplishments of 
a truly outstanding individual, Major General Morris J. Boyd, U.S. 
Army. General Boyd will soon be completing his assignment as the Deputy 
Commanding General of III Corps and Fort Hood, which will bring to a 
close a long and distinguished career in the U.S. Army. It is a 
pleasure for me to recognize just a few of his many outstanding 
achievements.
  General Boyd, a native of Oakland, California, entered the Army in 
April 1965. Upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in March 1966 
as a Distinguished Military Graduate, he was commissioned as a second 
lieutenant in Field Artillery. He has served in a wide variety of Field 
Artillery and Aviation assignments in Infantry, Air Cavalry, 
Mechanized, and Armored Divisions. He has commanded at battery, 
battalion, and brigade levels and served as Deputy Commander, V Corps 
Artillery, Frankfurt, Germany, and as Assistant Division Commander of 
the 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Staff assignments have 
been at battalion through Department of the Army. His most recent staff 
tours include an assignment as Deputy Chief of Staff for Doctrine 
(Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command), followed by 
assignment to Washington, DC, as the Army's Chief of Legislative 
Liaison. Major General Boyd's overseas tours include Greece and 
Germany; two combat tours in Vietnam, one as a field artilleryman, the 
other as an aviator; and one in Southwest Asia, where he commanded the 
42nd Field Artillery Brigade as part of VII Corps, during Operation 
Desert Storm. General Boyd served a tour of duty at Fort Hood during 
1971-1972 with 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, 2d Armored 
Division, as Battalion S-3 and Battery Commander.
  Major General Boyd holds Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees in 
Business Administration. He is a graduate of the Field Artillery 
Officer Advanced Course, the Fixed Wing Aviator Course, the U.S. Army 
Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. His 
awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with 3 
Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal with 
Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air 
Medal (12th Award), Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, 
Army Achievement Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Silver 
Star. He has also earned the Parachutist Badge, Senior Aviator Wings, 
and Army Staff Identification Badge.
  Major General Boyd and his wife Maddie live at Fort Hood, Texas. They 
have one son, Ray, who resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
  Mr. Speaker, General Boyd has devoted his life to preserve the peace 
that we enjoy. He is truly a great American and has served his country 
with honor and distinction. I wish him well in the days ahead and am 
proud to recognize his achievements today.

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