[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 20, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2143]
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                         TRIBUTE TO HANK SMETAK

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 20, 1999

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Hank Smetak. 
Mr. Smetak worked 50 years in the defense industry, helping keep 
America free, during times of war and peace.
  Mr. Smetak's career in the aerospace defense industry has spanned 
over five decades, through conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian 
Gulf, and outlasting a Cold War that had an impact on almost every part 
of the world.
  Mr. Smetak started his career at Vogt, now Lockheed Martin, from 1949 
to 59, from 1959 through 1968 he was employed by Rohr Industries. Then 
he returned to Lockheed serving from 1968 to the present. From Rohr to 
LTV to Loral to Lockheed Martin, Mr. Smetak has been a constant through 
many changes, and he had helped make North Texas home to the cutting 
edge of America's defense industry.
  Mr. Smetak, thank you for 50 years of loyalty to North Texas' defense 
industry. For 50 years, your work has contributed to defending 
America's freedom and our values, and has helped make us the world's 
only Superpower.

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