[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 165 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT W. MIXON

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 29, 2007

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my sincere 
gratitude for Major General Robert W. Mixon's service to Fort Carson as 
Commanding General of Division West, First Army and previously as 
Commander of the 7th Infantry Division.
  Before coming to Fort Carson, Major General Mixon, a 1974 graduate of 
the United States Military Academy at West Point, served as Deputy 
Director and Chief of Staff for Futures Center at the United States 
Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He was 
also the Deputy Commanding General, Assistant Commandant, and Director 
of the Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab at Fort Knox as well as the 
Assistant Division Commander 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood.
  Major General Mixon, an Armor Officer, has served in numerous 
capacities at the operations, planning and training levels including as 
Command of L Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Bad 
Hersfeld, Germany, Command of 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry 
Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas, and as Command of the 1st Brigade, 2nd 
Infantry Division, Republic of Korea.
  A distinguished graduate of the War College, Major General Mixon also 
holds a Masters of Arts in History from Rice University and was an 
Assistant Professor of History at West Point from 1982 until 1985.
  As Major General Mixon prepares to retire from the U.S. Army, he 
departs with an impeccable record of nobility and leadership of the 
utmost distinction. Soldiers who served under his command will always 
remember him to be a soldier's general. I would like to offer my 
sincere appreciation for his commitment to defending our country and 
the invaluable contributions he has made to Fort Carson.

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