[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 52 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING COLONEL MARY BETH BEDELL

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 26, 2009

  Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize U.S. Army 
Colonel Mary Beth Bedell. Colonel Bedell is from Willow Springs, 
Missouri and has served our country with dedication and valor for 37 
years. Colonel Bedell has served tours in Vietnam, Operation Desert 
Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her 
other postings include Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas in 1972, 
Fort San Francisco, Leighton Barracks, Wuerzburg, Germany from 1991 to 
1994, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri from 1994 to 1997, Fort Drum, New 
York from 1997 to 2000, Walter Reed, Washington D.C. from 2000 to 2004, 
and Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas from 2004 to 2009.
  During this time, her husband, Dennis Bedell, and their children, 
Kergin, Carl, and Brian, supported her as she served the Army without 
hesitation. The people of Missouri and the United States thank Colonel 
Bedell and her family for their mutual service and sacrifices.
  Madam Speaker, I proudly ask all my colleagues to join me in 
commending the career of Colonel Mary Beth Bedell, who has exemplified 
the qualities of dedication, leadership, and service throughout her 
tenure with the US Military.

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