[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 80 (Monday, June 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF COLONEL WILEY EDWIN ``BUD'' ANDREWS

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                           HON. BOB ETHERIDGE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 17, 2002

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to one of 
North Carolina's favorite sons, Colonel Wiley Edwin ``Bud'' Andrews, 
upon his retirement from the North Carolina National Guard.
  Theodore Roosevelt, our nation's 25th President and a member of the 
National Guard, once said:

       It is not the critic who counts . . . The credit belongs to 
     the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by 
     dust; sweat and blood; who strives valiantly . . . who knows 
     the great enthusiasm, the great devotions who spends himself 
     in a worthy cause; who . . . knows in the end the triumph of 
     higher achievement.

  For thirty-two years and five months Colonel Andrews has actually 
been in that arena, Mr. Speaker, as he has served in our nation's 
military. As a member of the National Guard, Colonel Andrews has 
participated in a number of important emergency response efforts and 
has helped spread and foster democracy through his work in the former 
Soviet Republic of Moldova.
  Since he joined the National Guard at the age of 20, Colonel Andrews 
has become a decorated and experienced guard member. He began his 
military career as a Medical Platoon Leader and quickly rose through 
the ranks to be a Finance Maintenance Battalion Commander and finally 
serving as Deputy Commander of the United States Property and Fiscal 
Office. Indeed, Colonel Andrews has served his state and nation with 
distinction and devotion through two deployments to South Korea and by 
negotiating the Memorandum of Understanding with Moldova. In addition 
to his many awards and accomplishments, he is also a graduate of the 
prestigious U.S. Army War College. Now, at the close of his military 
career, Colonel Andrews is truly an example of ``the triumph of higher 
achievement.''
  In his retirement, Colonel Andrews will not step out of the arena of 
which President Roosevelt so eloquently spoke. Bud is, and will 
continue to be, an integral part of Johnston County and the town of 
Smithfield where he lives. After rising to the rank of Eagle Scout and 
his graduation from Campbell University, Bud became President of the 
Capital City Jaycees in Raleigh. In Johnston County, Bud became a State 
Vice President for Community Affairs of the North Carolina Jaycees and 
a Jaycee International Senator. Bud has further served his community as 
President of the Johnston County Young Democrats, the Downtown 
Smithfield Development corporation, and the Greater Smithfield-Selma 
Chamber of Commerce. Bud has also had a successful career as a Vice 
President and Commercial Banker for the First Bank and Trust Company. 
Currently, he is serving as Chairman of the Johnston County Tourism 
Authority. Clearly, Bud's ``great enthusiasm'' for community service 
has yielded great results for Johnston County and the town of 
Smithfield.
  Mr. Speaker, the National Guard is one of the most respected and 
reliable military forces in the world, and Colonel Bud Andrews has been 
a vital part of the North Carolina Guard's success. On behalf of a 
grateful state, and nation, I thank him for his selfless service to his 
country, and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
  May God's strength, peace, and joy be with him always.

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