[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 77 (Friday, June 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING MAJOR GENERAL ROGER E. COMBS

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 3, 2004

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Major General 
Roger E. Combs, former Assistant Adjutant General/Air of the Missouri 
National Guard, Deputy Commander of the Missouri Joint Forces 
Headquarters, and Air National Guard Assistant to Commander, First Air 
Force, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Major General Combs was 
recently promoted and re-assigned to a most prestigious position as 
Director, J-5, at the National Guard Bureau in Washington, DC.
  The General has been a member of the armed services since 1968 when 
he attended Officer Candidate School in the United States Marine Corps. 
Having served a tour of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, he is an 
aircraft commander and has earned ratings as a Naval Aviator and Senior 
Army Aviator even though he holds no United States Air Force rating. 
General Combs is nationally recognized for his expertise in long range 
and strategic planning and is a former member of the ANG Director's 
Committee of Advisors serving on two committees at the national level. 
In 2002, he was appointed to the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee. 
Major General Combs is a former member of the 139th Airlift Wing 
located in St. Joseph, MO.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in commending the career as 
well as the future of Major General Roger E. Combs, who exemplifies 
stellar qualities of dedication and service to Northwest Missouri and 
the United States of America.

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