[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1754]
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         TRIBUTE TO COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR JAMES HAROLD CHENEY

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 19, 2006

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this means to recognize Command 
Sergeant Major James Harold Cheney, United States Army, as he completes 
a distinguished tour of duty in the United States Army.
  Command Sergeant Major (CSM) James H. Cheney entered the United 
States Army on September 8, 1976, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, with 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Since joining the U.S. Army, CSM 
Cheney has completed tours of duty at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (on 
five occasions); Fort Rucker, Alabama; Camp Indian, Korea; Fort Lewis, 
Washington; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and 
Vilseck, Germany. Throughout his military career, CSM Cheney has served 
the White House Communications Agency where he was the NCOIC of the 
fabrications department and the Office of the Chief of Engineers at the 
Pentagon where he fulfilled the responsibilities as the Office of the 
Chief of Engineer Sergeant Major.
  Additionally, CSM Cheney has been recognized for his service to the 
United States Army having held every Noncommissioned Officer leadership 
position culminating as the United States Army Garrison, Fort Leonard 
Wood, Missouri, Garrison Command Sergeant Major.
  Highly respected within the Army leadership, CSM Cheney has been 
awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces 
Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Good Conduct 
Medal. CSM Cheney has also received the Drill Sergeant Badge, the 
Jungle Expert Badge, the Army Staff Badge, and the Presidential Service 
Badge. The aforementioned awards and decorations are just a few of the 
many that CSM Cheney has been given.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to pay tribute to Command Sergeant 
Major James H. Cheney. I know my colleagues join me in thanking him for 
his service to his country and in wishing him well as he concludes his 
tour of duty with the United States Army.

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