[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 49 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN HONOR OF THE RETIREMENT OF COMMANDER GEORGE SHERWOOD

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 31, 2008

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of 
the many unsung heroes of our Nation's history, CDR George Sherwood, 
who will soon retire from an honorable career with the United States 
Navy.
  Commander Sherwood was designated a Naval Aviator in 1985, following 
graduation from the University of Kansas and completion of flight 
training in Pensacola, FL, and Corpus Christi, TX. He served in a 
number of naval air deployments over the next 12 years in California, 
Texas, Japan, Puerto Rico, Panama, Iceland, and Sicily. He served in a 
variety of leadership positions, including Plane Commander, Mission 
Commander, Instructor Pilot, Tactics Officer, Training Officer, and 
Maintenance Officer.
  In 1998, Commander Sherwood reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel 
in Arlington, VA. He continued his personnel role as Officer-in-Charge 
in Dallas, TX. And, Commander Sherwood has spent the final stage of his 
career as the Naval Attache with the U.S. Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan. 
He has received two Meritorious Service Medals, an Air Medal, three 
Navy Commendation Medals, four Navy Achievement Medals, and multiple 
campaign and unit awards.
  Commander Sherwood is one of many men and women who have spent their 
lives in service to their Nation. They do so for love of country and 
out of a true sense of commitment to the principles of freedom for 
which America stands. They do so without fanfare and without 
expectation of gratitude. But, our limitless gratitude is, indeed, what 
they deserve.
  CDR George Sherwood is not only one of those fine men and women in 
uniform, but also my brother. My family and I are immensely proud of 
him. And, we thank him for his tireless dedication to our Nation.

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