[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL JOHN D. HAVENS

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2001

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this means to congratulate and 
pay tribute to General John Havens, who recently retired as the 
Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard. He has distinguished 
himself, the Missouri National Guard, and our nation with dedicated 
service.
  General Havens began his military career as an ROTC cadet at the 
Missouri School of Mines, now the University of Missouri-Rolla. Upon 
graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and attended the 
Army's engineer school at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Next, General Havens 
served as a Platoon Leader and Engineer Supply Officer in France and 
Assistant S4 at Fort Ord, California. General Havens was then released 
from active duty in 1963.
  General Havens' distinguished career with the Missouri National Guard 
began in 1963 as a Platoon Leader in Rolla, Missouri. He held the same 
position in Fredericktown, Missouri, and Salem, Missouri, before 
serving as a Maintenance Officer at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. 
General Havens continued to serve at Jefferson Barracks for 11 years, 
serving as Assistant Operations Officer, Construction Engineer, 
Engineer Plans Officer, and Facility Engineer. The next position 
General Havens held was Chief Facility Engineer at Nevada, Missouri, 
and was then promoted to Commander, Camp Clark Training Site in Nevada. 
General Havens then served as Director of Facilities at the Missouri 
National Guard Headquarters.
  In July of 1993, General Havens was appointed Assistant Adjutant 
General, Army, of the Missouri National Guard. He served in this 
position until 1997 when he was appointed, by Governor Mel Carnahan, 
Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard. As the Adjutant 
General, he was responsible to the Governor for the command and control 
of 10,000 Missouri Army and Air National Guard personnel. He was also 
responsible to the Governor for the State Emergency Management Agency 
and the Civil Air Patrol.
  Mr. Speaker, General Havens has had an impressive career in the 
military. As he prepares for this next stage in his life, I am certain 
that my colleagues will join me in wishing General Havens all the best. 
We thank him for his 40 years of service to the United States of 
America.

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