[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2630]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL DAVID H. HUNTOON, JR.

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                        HON. TODD RUSSELL PLATTS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2007

  Mr. PLATTS. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize the achievements 
of Major General David H. Huntoon, Jr., currently serving as the 46th 
Commandant of the United States Army War College, located in my 
Congressional District at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Gen. Huntoon 
became the 46th Commandant of the Army War College in August 2003. His 
service in this post will come to a close in January, when he will be 
reassigned to Fort Myers.
  The resume of Gen. Huntoon is long and distinguished, fitting for the 
Commandant of an institution with a long and distinguished history. 
Gen. Huntoon was commissioned in 1973 from the Military Academy at West 
Point. He served thirteen years as an infantry officer; he served in 
the Directorate of Plans at Fort Bragg during Operation Desert Shield 
and Desert Storm and Operation Just Cause; and he has served as a 
National Security Fellow at the Hoover Institute, as an Executive 
Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Army, and as the Director of 
Strategy at the Pentagon.
  As the Commandant of the Army War College, Gen. Huntoon has been 
dedicated to training strategic leaders in the war against terrorism. 
He speaks of the need to restore the peace shattered on 9/11. He speaks 
with reverence of both family and the military family. and he has 
worked to bring the community of Carlisle into the folds of his daily 
command.
  It has been a privilege and an honor to get to know Gen. Huntoon and 
his family over the past few years. I want to thank him for his 
dedicated service to the mission of the United States Army War College 
and to the defense of our great Nation. I wish him and his family the 
best in their future endeavors.

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