[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 113 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO COLONEL WALTER J. CUNNINGHAM OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

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                      HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 4, 1999

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to pay 
tribute to Col. Walter J. Cunningham of Huntsville, Alabama, on the 
occasion of his retirement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  Col. Cunningham has dedicated thirty years of outstanding service to 
the U.S. Army and this Nation. In his thirty year career, he has held 
every position available to an engineer office, excelling at each 
assignment. The numerous awards, distinctions and decorations he has 
garnered mark his career as among the finest of our Nation's leaders 
and patriots.
  Among his impressive range of accomplishments are the positions of 
platoon leader in Alaska, project engineer for construction of Ramon 
Air Base in Israel and Battalion Operations Officer in Louisiana. 
Recognition by the U.S. House of Representatives is a fitting tribute 
to one who has provided so much time, so much labor and so much strong 
leadership towards the defense of our nation.
  Col. Cunningham is praised by his colleagues for his innovative and 
effective management saving taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in 
military construction projects with the Department of Defense.
  I congratulate Col. Cunningham and his wife Phyllis on his richly 
deserved retirement and I wish him the best in his future years.
  As an army veteran, I am proud to have this opportunity to recognize 
his tremendous service and accomplishments as well as thank him for his 
extraordinary contributions to Alabama and the defense of the United 
States.

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