[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 13, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1478]
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          TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL RICHARD ``MOOSE'' HAAS

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                        HON. DENNIS. R. REHBERG

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2005

  Mr. REHBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute one of the many 
brave men and women who serve all of us in our great military. I would 
especially like to pay tribute today and offer my personal thanks to 
Lieutenant Colonel Richard ``Moose'' Haas, of the United States Air 
Force, for a job well done.
  As a fellow Montanan, I'd like to take this time to highlight Colonel 
Haas' service to our country. Today, he serves in the Pentagon, working 
at the leading edge of future National Defense writing concepts 
outlining how the Department of Defense will maintain the peace and 
security of this great Nation for years to come.
  Moose is a highly decorated combat veteran winning two Distinguished 
Flying Crosses with Valor during missions in Operation Desert Storm. He 
has also served in Operations Desert Shield, Deny Flight, Provide 
Comfort, and more recently in Enduring Freedom where he helped plan the 
Air Campaign against Taliban and Al Qaeda forces. He has logged over 
2500 hours in the F-111 and F-15E fighter aircraft, with over 300 of 
those in combat.
  I know many of my colleagues will join me in thanking Colonel Haas 
for the many years of service he has given our country and in 
congratulating him on retirement. I wish him all the best in his future 
endeavors.

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