[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 123 (Monday, July 30, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO COLONEL ROBERT SWENSON

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 30, 2007

  Mr. SHUSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor COL Robert Swenson, 
who is retiring from his post as Commander at the Letterkenny Army 
Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in August. Colonel Swenson has 
spent two years at Letterkenny, managing the multi-million dollar 
facility and overseeing the maintenance and base operation missions of 
the depot.
  Prior to acting as Commander of Letterkenny Army Depot, Colonel 
Swenson served in the Army as a platoon leader in Germany, a COSCOM 
Ammunition Officer during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and 
commanded the 498th Corps Support Battalion in Seoul, South Korea. He 
was later assigned to be Army Secretary for Joint and Defense Affairs 
in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. He then worked as the 
Special Assistant to the Commanding General Army Materiel Command prior 
to taking the post of Commander at Letterkenny. Colonel Swenson has 
earned numerous awards throughout his career, including the Bronze Star 
Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 
just to name a few.
  During his tenure at Letterkenny, Colonel Swenson demonstrated his 
leadership through the undertaking of numerous projects, by which he 
made important improvements to depot operations and efficiency. Colonel 
Swenson restructured the LEAN team and implemented his LEAN 
Manufacturing program, which was instrumental in Letterkenny's receipt 
of Army Environmental Award.
  Colonel Swenson's accomplishments identify him as an Army officer of 
the highest caliber and reflect great credit upon himself, the 
Letterkenny Army Depot, and the U.S. Army. I, along with the employees 
at Letterkenny, would like to thank COL Robert Swenson for all of his 
leadership and dedication as Commander.

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