[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 22 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E140-E141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PAYING TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL E. GORDON STUMP, ADJUTANT GENERAL AND 
      DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS FOR MICHIGAN

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 5, 2003

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the 
accomplishments of Major General E. Gordon Stump who is retiring as the 
Adjutant General of Michigan and Director of the Department of Military 
Affairs for Michigan.
  General Stump's distinguished military career and his leadership 
skills led to his appointment by Governor John Engler as Adjutant 
General and Director of Military Affairs in 1991. He has commanded the 
150 units of the Michigan Army National Guard and Michigan Air National 
Guard, as well as directed two veterans' nursing homes and administered 
grants to a dozen veterans' service organizations.
  Decorated many times for his service, General Stump served his nation 
with valor in the Vietnam War, in South Korea during the U.S.S. Pueblo 
crisis, and in various assignments throughout his more than 37 years of 
active and reserve duty.
  Today, as America engages in a war on terrorism, General Stump is a 
role model for the young men and women around the globe who stand in 
harms way, defending our nation and the free world.
  General Stump's devotion and commitment to this nation and the state 
of Michigan, and his leadership of the men and women of Michigan's 
National Guard and Air National Guard, and his service to the state's 
veterans organizations have earned him great respect.
  On February 15, 2003, General Stump and his wife, Marie, will be 
honored by family, friends, associates, and Michigan leaders at a 
special farewell reception and dinner in East Lansing, Michigan.
  Mr. Speaker, we wish to extend congratulations to General E. Gordon 
Stump on the occasion of his retirement. We are honored to recognize 
his many accomplishments and ask that our colleagues in the U.S. House 
of Representatives join in recognizing his very worthy achievements.

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