[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E371]
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                 A TRIBUTE TO COLONEL JAMES CARRUTHERS

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to COL James 
Carruthers, native of Avoca, in my district, who will be honored with 
the W. Francis Swingle Award for service at the annual dinner of the 
Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Lackawanna County, on 
March 17, 2004.
  Colonel Carruthers is the president of the Millersburg Military 
Institute in Kentucky.
  Colonel Carruthers became the 14th president of the Millersburg 
Military Institute, known as the Military School of Kentucky, in July. 
Colonel Carruthers began his career as a Marine in 1968 and saw action 
in Vietnam with the 1st Battalion 3rd Marines.
  Colonel Carruthers served as a field artillery officer, officer-in-
charge of the U.S. Marine Guard Force in London, commanding officer of 
the Marine Corps Recruiting Station in Long Island, NY, manpower plans 
and policy officer at Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, DC, and 
operations officer, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA.
  After his extensive career in the Marines, Colonel Carruthers retired 
from the military and served as the human resources director for the 
Benton Foundry in Benton. Colonel Carruthers has also held various 
leadership positions with Citation Corp, which is headquartered in 
Alabama.
  Prior to his current position, the retired colonel was vice president 
for enrollment at Marion Military Institute in Alabama.
  Colonel Carruthers is married to the former Lanette Jenkins of 
Worden, IL. The couple has two children, Heather Ann Hall of Burke, VA, 
and Tyler, a student at Florida State University, and one grandchild, 
Aidan Patrick Hall.
  The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick is a charitable and fraternal 
organization established on March 17, 1913. The Friendly Sons honors 
the historic ties between the United States and Ireland. Membership 
dues, contributions and fundraisers support the organization's 
scholarship program.
  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to join the Friendly Sons today in 
congratulating Colonel Carruthers.

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