[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S6252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO COLONEL DON WILLIAMS

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise to honor my friend Don 
Williams on his last day presiding as Executive Director of the Fort 
Knox CORE Committee meeting in Kentucky. Since the inception of the 
CORE Committee in 1992, Don spent 4 years as Chairman and the past 7 
years as Executive Director of the committee up until his retirement at 
the end of this month. Fortunately, Don will continue to serve as a 
member of the CORE Committee and add his valuable insights and 
expertise on Army issues pertaining to Fort Knox.
  Don has advocated on the behalf of Fort Knox on the local, State, and 
Federal levels for many years. After 28 years of service in Army 
infantry and armor units and high-level staff assignments, Colonel 
Williams retired from the Army in 1990 as Chief of Staff at Fort Knox. 
During his last role in active duty as Chief of Staff, Don became very 
active in the local communities surrounding Fort Knox. As a private 
citizen, Don has continued to promote the future vitality and 
importance of Fort Knox and the economic development of the base's 
surrounding communities.
  Don has accomplished many great achievements over his life. He 
received his BA and later his MA in political science from the 
University of Massachusetts. He has taught at the U.S. Air Force 
Academy and he spent 5 years at the Pentagon on the Army staff and 
later as Secretary to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After his retirement 
from the Army, Don served as senior vice president of Bank One, Central 
Kentucky; vice chairman of the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; 
and important roles with the Association of the United States Army and 
the Louisville Chamber of Commerce. Don has worn just about every 
important military/civilian relations hat in Kentucky and he has worn 
them all with the dedication and dignity of a solider and a gentleman.
  I ask my colleagues to honor Colonel Williams' service to the U.S. 
Army, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and our great Nation. While Don may 
be relinquishing his duties as Executive Director of the CORE 
Committee, I look forward to continuing to work with him on important 
projects to both Fort Knox and its surrounding communities. Don is a 
great Kentuckian and a good friend. I thank the Senate for allowing me 
to laud his praises.

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