[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 27 (Thursday, February 13, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ON THE RETIREMENT OF COLONEL EDWARDS S. JONES, USAF AFTER 29 YEARS OF 
         DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 12, 2003

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize the outstanding career of Colonel Edward S. Jones who is 
currently the Comptroller for the Defense Commissary Agency at Fort 
Lee, Virginia. Colonel Jones will retire after 29 years of 
distinguished service in the U.S. Air Force and I would like to take 
this opportunity to thank him for his selfless service to both the Air 
Force and to the United States of America.
  Commissioned in 1974 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force 
Reserve Officer Training Corps, Colonel Jones has served in comptroller 
positions at all levels of the Air Force: wing, major command, 
headquarters, unified command, and finally, defense agency.
  Colonel Jones' list of prior assignments includes: Director of 
Financial Management, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, 
Ga.; Deputy Director of the Operations Center and Deputy Director of 
Resource Management, Headquarters, Defense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee; 
and Chief, Integration and Accounting Branch, Comptroller Division, 
Directorate of Acquisition and Resources, U.S. Special Operations 
Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and Executive Secretary to the 
Air Force Commissary Service Board of Directors, the Pentagon, 
Washington, DC.
  A graduate of the Valdosta State University, Ga. holding a Bachelor 
of Business Administration degree, Colonel Jones also holds a Masters 
of Business Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco. 
His military education includes the Air War College, Armed Forces Staff 
College, Professional Military Comptrollers School, Air Command and 
Staff College, and Squadron Officer's School.
  Colonel Jones' awards and decorations include: the Defense 
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Force 
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Air Force 
Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Achievement 
Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Organizational 
Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters, American Defense Service 
Medal, Air Force Overseas Ribbons, and the Air Force Longevity Service 
Award with five oak leaf clusters.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, and Colonel 
Jones' many friends and family in saluting this distinguished officer's 
lifetime of service. Colonel Jones is the very embodiment of patriotism 
and it is fitting that the House of Representatives honors him on this 
day.

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