[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E394-E395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM TERPELUK

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 9, 2005

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Brigadier 
General William Terpeluk who completes his term as Deputy Commander for 
the 77th Regional Readiness Command this month and thank him for his 
service to our nation. General Terpeluk served in this position from 31 
March 2001-30 March 2005. He was Deputy Commander during 9-11 and 
through the War on Terror. He moves on in his military career later 
this month.
  The 77th Regional Readiness Command is located in Fort Totten, New 
York. It is headquartered in Bayside, Queens, New York at historic Fort 
Totten, where the Reserve Command has been since 1968.
  Brigadier General Terpeluk is an Infantry Officer who received his 
commission as a Second Lieutenant through the Reserve Officer Training 
Corps Program in 1974 from the Virginia Military Institute. After 
completing the Infantry Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, he served on 
Active Duty as the Executive Officer, Company E, 3d Battalion, 3d Basic 
Combat Training Brigade, Fort Dix, NJ.
  His next assignment was as the Assistant Brigade S-1, 3d Basic Combat 
Training Brigade, Fort Dix, NJ. Brigadier General Terpeluk was then 
assigned to Korea where he functioned as the Executive Officer, HHC, 
1st Battalion (M), 31st Infantry and Rifle Platoon Leader, Company B, 
1st Battalion (M), 31st Infantry, Camp Casey, as well as Support 
Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion (M), 31st Infantry, Camp Howze, Korea.
  In October of 1978, Brigadier General Terpeluk transitioned to the 
United States Army Reserve as the Executive Officer, and later as the 
Commander, of Company B, 1st Battalion (M), 3l5th Infantry, l57th 
Separate Infantry Brigade (M), Bristol, PA. Between February 1982 to 
May 86 he served as the Aide-de-Camp and Headquarters Commandant, Hqs, 
79th United States Army Reserve Command, Willow Grove, PA. From May 86 
to January 1993, Brigadier General Terpeluk served as the Executive 
Officer and Commander, 4074th Reception Battalion, 76th Division 
(Training), Willow Grove, PA. From January 1993 to July 94, he served 
as the Chief of Staff, l57th Separate Infantry Brigade (M), Horsham, 
PA.
  After a year on Active Duty to complete the United States Army War 
College, Brigadier General Terpeluk returned to the Army Reserve as the 
Commander of the 1079th Garrison Support Unit from 1995 to 1997. 
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1997 to 2001, he performed as the Commander, 2d Brigade, 78th Division 
and the Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, for the 78th Division. On March 
31, 2001, Brigadier General Terpeluk was assigned as the Deputy 
Commander of the 77th Regional Support Command.
  Brigadier General Terpeluk's military awards include the Meritorious 
Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal 
with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf 
Cluster, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with Silver Oak 
Leaf Cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces 
Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass, the Army Service Ribbon and the 
Overseas Service Ribbons.
  In his civilian capacity, Brigadier General Terpeluk is a Laboratory 
Manager for Merck Research Laboratories.
  Again, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank General Terpeluk for his 
dedication and service to the United States Army and this great Nation. 
For over thirty-years, General Terpeluk has worn the uniform and sworn 
to protect the United States from all threats. His service can never 
fully be repaid, so I offer him my thanks, and the thanks of all my 
colleagues in the United States House of Representatives and wish him 
well and Godspeed in his future.

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