[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1835]
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RECOGNITION OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL SUSAN K. RIOPEL'S RETIREMENT FROM THE 
                           UNITED STATES ARMY

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 26, 2006

  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to honor my friend, LTC Susan 
K. Riopel, a respected officer in the United States Army Reserve, as 
she retires after having distinguished herself by continuous 
meritorious performance during 23 years of dedicated service.
  LTC Susan Riopel was selected and served as one of the prestigious 
Army Congressional Fellows from August 1998 until November 1999, 
handling a wide range of responsibilities such as preparing input for 
committee hearings and conference mark-ups and conducting research and 
analysis, recommending sponsorship of bills, drafting speeches, talking 
points and press releases. Upon completion of her assignment as an Army 
Congressional Fellow, LTC Susan Riopel continued as a Legislative 
Liaison, for the Army Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison as 
well as the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve Legislative Liaison.
  LTC Susan Riopel has been an exemplary leader. Her efforts have 
brought a higher quality of life to the men and women in uniform who 
serve our country. She is, however, first and foremost, a loving and 
supportive wife to Frank, her husband, a caring and understanding 
mother to her children, Elizabeth and David.
  Mr. President, I therefore honor LTC Susan Riopel today for her 
outstanding contributions to the United States Army Reserve as well as 
our Nation. She is a visionary and a leader and a mentor, a beloved 
wife, and mother, and I am proud to call her my friend.

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