[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 88 (Tuesday, July 11, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO COLONEL FRANCIS G. MAHON

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2000

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel Francis 
G. Mahon. Colonel Mahon was born in Northport, New York, the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. Paul G. Mahon. He was commissioned at the University of 
Delaware in 1979 when he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 
Accounting. In 1988, he completed a Master of Science Degree in Systems 
Technology. His Military education includes the Air Defense Artillery 
Basic Course, the Armor Officers Advanced Course, the Combined Arms 
Services Staff School, the United States Army Command and General Staff 
College, and the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA.
  Colonel Mahon has served in many key assignments, including Chaparral 
Platoon Leader and Battery Executive Officer of Battery C, 4th 
Battalion, 61st Air Defense Artillery, 4th Infantry Division 
(Mechanized), Fort Carson, CO; Battery Executive Officer of Battery D, 
2nd Battalion, 61st Air Defense Artillery; Assistant S-3, 2nd 
Battalion, 61st Air Defense Artillery, and Battery Commander, Battery 
B, 2nd Battalion, 61st Air Defense Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, 
Republic of Korea; Chief of Intelligence Branch, C31 Division, 
USAADASCH Directorate of Combat Developments, Fort Bliss, Texas; 
Battalion Operations Officer, 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, 
Bitburg Germany; Brigade Operations Officer, 94th Air Defense Artillery 
Brigade, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion 
(PATRIOT), 43rd Air Defense Artillery; and Missile Defense Planner, 
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Pentagon, 
Virginia.
  Colonel Mahon will begin Command of the 11th Air Defense Artillery 
Brigade, Fort Bliss, Texas, on July 13, 2000.
  His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with 
three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three Oak 
Leaf Clusters, and the Army Superior Unit Award with one Oak Leaf 
Cluster.
  Colonel Mahon is married to the former Elizabeth Cecelia McGowan, 
daughter of Todd and Elizabeth McGowan of Wilmington, Delaware. They 
have four children, Elizabeth Anne (12), Kathleen Margaret (8), Mary 
Frances (6) and Francis Todd (3).
  Colonel Mahon has worked for more than 20 years in service to his 
community and nation. I ask my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating and thanking Colonel Mahon 
and his family for their dedicated service to the United States of 
America. We wish him much success as he begins his new command.

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