[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1384]
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             TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL DONALD P. LAUZON

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                            HON. FRED UPTON

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 12, 2006

  Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and pay tribute to 
Lieutenant Colonel Donald P. Lauzon of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
upon both the completion of his command as the District Engineer for 
the Detroit District and also upon his retirement from distinguished 
service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  Colonel Lauzon earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial 
Engineering and is a Distinguished Military Graduate from Rhode Island 
College, Providence, RI; a Masters of Military Operational Art and 
Science from the United States Air Force Air University on the historic 
Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL, as well as a Masters Degree in Construction 
Management from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. He was 
commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1986.
  Lauzon has served with distinction abroad in Bosnia, Iraq and 
Germany. His assignments include a tour in Bosnia serving on both 1st 
Infantry Division and 1st Armor Divisions' General Staff at Camp Eagle, 
Tuzla, and in Desert Shield/Storm as the Assistant Operations Officer 
and Battalion Battle Captain in support of the 20th Engineer Brigade. 
As a Lieutenant, he served as a platoon leader and Company Executive 
Officer of the 547th Combat Engineer Battalion, Germany.
  He has also served in a wide array of assignments in the U.S., 
including the Chief of Operations Branch, Defense Mapping School, Fort 
Belvoir, VA; Battalion Executive Officer, 249th Engineer Battalion 
(Prime Power); Executive Officer, Deputy Chief of Engineers, 
Headquarters' USACE, Washington, DC; Resident Engineer for Fort Dix/
McGuire AFB of the New York District; and as Company Commander of the 
299th Engineer Battalion at both Fort Carson, Colorado and Fort Sill, 
Oklahoma. Immediately prior to arriving in Detroit, LTC Lauzon served 
as Chief of the Department of Military Training, National Geospatial 
and Intelligence Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
  Colonel Lauzon is a recipient of the Bronze Star. His other numerous 
citations include: the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the 
Meritorious Service Medal, 4th award; Army Commendation Medal, 4th 
award; Army Achievement Medal, 3rd award; National Defense Service 
Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; South-West Asia Medal with 2 
stars; Kuwaiti Liberation Medal; NATO Ribbon; Armed Forces Service 
Ribbon and the Meritorious Unit Citation. His badges include Basic 
parachute and Air Assault.
  He served as the Commander, Detroit District U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers from 2004 to 2006. My district, which is southwest Michigan, 
was fortunate to finally have a Detroit District Commander who really 
paid attention to the needs of the small communities on Lake Michigan. 
During his tenure, there was significant progress made in the dredging 
of the St. Joseph, Michigan harbor for the first time in many years. 
The entire community appreciated the diligence of Colonel Lauzon in 
dealing with the issues that were most important to us.
  I wish to personally thank Colonel Lauzon for not only his service to 
the country, but particularly for his assistance to the great State of 
Michigan over the last 2 years. I wish him much success in his future 
endeavors, particularly on the golf course.

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