[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    MAJOR GENERAL JAMES H. PILLSBURY

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2007

  Mr. ORTIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to MG James H. 
Pillsbury and his dynamic wife Becky Pillsbury. We hail from the same 
great State of Texas. These two wonderful public servants have 
committed their careers to serving our Nation.
  This summer will mark the end of General Pillsbury's tenure as 
Commander of the Army's Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone 
Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, a command he assumed on December 1, 
2003. Leaving Huntsville with him is his wife Becky, who has made a 
lasting impression in the Huntsville community as an area school 
teacher for the disabled and board member for a long list of 
organizations serving soldiers and their families.
  General Pillsbury is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, 
Texas where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. After that, 
he attended Troy State University, earning a Masters of Science in 
International Relations. He has completed Infantry Officer Basic 
Course, Transportation Officer Advanced Course, United States Army 
Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War 
College.
  For the past 34 years General Pillsbury has risen through the Army 
ranks, first commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in May of 1973. He has 
served here at home and abroad; his most recent position overseas was 
as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, United States Army Europe and 
Seventh Army. General Pillsbury has been decorated with numerous 
military honors including: the Defense Superior Service Medal, the 
Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Army 
Commendation Medal.
  Becky also attended Trinity where she graduated with a degree in 
Elementary Education and Education for the Hearing Impaired and then 
pursuing her love for children with disabilities by earning a Masters 
from Pacific Lutheran University in Elementary Education and Learning 
Disabilities.
  She has set a high standard for military wives at Redstone Arsenal. 
She co-founded the ``Dream Factory,'' a wish granting organization for 
seriously and terminally ill children; and more recently co-founded 
``Still Serving Veterans,'' which affects the lives of thousand of new 
veterans in offering a wide range of support services as they 
transition to the civilian workforce.
  Even though this outstanding couple is leaving the Huntsville 
community, they will not hesitate to come back and visit.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating MG James H. 
Pillsbury and his wife Becky on a phenomenal job in Huntsville . . . 
and wishing them the best of luck with the next chapter in their lives.

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