[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 62 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E872-E873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEWAYNE L. KNOTT

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2006

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Lieutenant 
Colonel Dewayne L. Knott of St. Joseph, Missouri. He has served most 
recently as the Vice Commander of the 139th Medical Group of the Air 
National Guard based in St. Joseph. After 37 years of distinguished 
service, Lieutenant Colonel Knott is retiring from the Missouri Air 
National Guard.
  The Lieutenant Colonel began his years of service in March of 1969 as 
an enlisted member of the United States Air Force. He served

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dutifully in Kuwait during Desert Storm operations in 1991 and in Iraq 
during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003 to 2004. He was recently 
decorated with Valor for his duty in Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing Lieutenant 
Colonel Dewayne L. Knott. His many years of distinguished service and 
commitment to serving his country have been an inspiration. I commend 
him for his service and I am honored to represent him in the U.S. 
Congress.

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