[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 11, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING MASTER SERGEANT HULAN D. GREAVES

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2007

  Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to MSgt Hulan 
D. Greaves as he retires from the Air Force. He has been assigned to 
Detachment 1, 345 Training Squadron at Port Hueneme since 2003 and 
currently serves as Alfa Company Gas Phase Head.
  Master Sergeant Greaves was raised in Barbados and attended the 
Seventh Day Adventist School. In 1977, he came to the United States 
with his parents and resided in Brooklyn, NY, before joining the Air 
Force in 1986. Following his graduation from basic training, Greaves 
attended Technical Training School at Chaunte AFB, IL, and graduated as 
a General Purpose Vehicle Mechanic. After graduation, Sergeant Greaves 
was assigned to 27 Transportation Squadron, Cannon AFB, NM. After 2 
years in New Mexico, he departed for Germany and was assigned to the 
4th Air Support Operations Center, where he spent 4 years before 
relocating to Andersen AFB, Guam. Greaves then returned to Germany 
before he was assigned, in 1998, to Eglin AFB, FL to 16 Electronic 
Warfare Squadron as Vehicle Manager.
  In April 2003, Master Sergeant Greaves was selected for instructor 
duty and reported to Port Hueneme, CA. Master Sergeant Greaves 
currently holds an Associate's Degree in Vehicle Maintenance from the 
Community College of the Air Force and holds a Bachelor's Degree in 
Applied Science from Troy State University in Troy, AL. He has 
completed course 12, NCO Academy and Airmen Leadership School. Master 
Sergeant Greaves' decorations include Air Force Commendation Medal with 
3 oak clusters, Air Force Achievement Medal with I oak cluster, Joint 
Meritorious Unit Award, AF Outstanding Unit Award with 4 oak clusters, 
AF Good Conduct Medal with 1 silver oak leaf, National Defense Service 
Medal with 1 bronze star, Southwest Asia Service Medal with 1 bronze 
star, Humanitarian Service Medal, AF Overseas Ribbon Short, AF Overseas 
Ribbon Long with 3 oak leaf clusters, AF Longevity Service with 3 oak 
leaf clusters, USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon with 2 oak leaf clusters 
and the AF Training Ribbon.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored today to pay tribute to MSgt Hulan D. 
Greaves and thank him for his tireless dedication to our country and 
wish him the best in retirement.

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