[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E575-E576]
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             GIL ROBB WILSON CIVIL AIR PATROL AWARD WINNERS

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 13, 2000

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and 
admiration that I recognize two outstanding men who have recently been 
awarded the highest achievement a Senior Member of the Civil Air Patrol 
can receive: Chaplain LTC Alex Mills and LTC Earl Tillman. Both these 
men received the prestigious and the award is the Gil Robb Wilson 
Award. Recipients of the Gil Robb Wilson Award must complete all Level 
V training in the member's specialty tract. The award was instituted in 
1964 and was named after the first member and CEO of the Civil Air 
Patrol, Gil Robb Wilson.

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  LTC Mills and LTC Tillman have a combined service record with the 
Civil Air Patrol of over 64 years. They are members of the Rome 
Composite Squadron, Group 1 Georgia Wing. LTC Mills has been a member 
of the Civil Air Patrol for over 20 years and serves as chaplain for 
the Rome Composite Squadron, as well as chaplain for Group 1 
Headquarters, Georgia Wing. LTC Tillman has been a member of the Civil 
Air Patrol for 44 years, and is currently serving as the Rome Composite 
Check Pilot, Mission Pilot, and Cadet Orientation Pilot.
  Service to their community and to the Civil Air Patrol, are but two 
examples of what make these two men outstanding citizens of Rome, 
Georgia. As a member of the Congressional Squadron of the Civil Air 
Patrol based in Washington, D.C. and as their United States 
Congressman, I want to congratulate LTC Mills and LTC Tillman for this 
outstanding achievement.

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