[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 67 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR OF BRIGADIER GENERAL BRUCE THOMPSON

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 4, 2009

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to recognize Bruce Thompson for his recent promotion to the rank 
of Brigadier General. Through years of relentless hard work and 
determination, General Thompson ascended to Brigadier General, a rank 
that only a few will obtain in their lifetime. I am proud that this man 
serves the state of Delaware, as well as the United States of America.
  A native of Westchester, Pennsylvania, General Thompson's military 
career began when he received his commission through the Air National 
Guard Academy of Military Science in 1980. He quickly earned his pilot 
wings a year later, and became an Instructor and Standardization/
Evaluation Pilot for the C-130 Aircraft with 32 combat sorties and 197 
combat support sorties. He served as the 166th Airlift Wing Commander 
and is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Noble 
Eagle, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. General Thompson is a 
command pilot with over 4,500 hours in the C-130A, C-130H2, T-37 and T-
38. During his service thus far, General Thompson has earned numerous 
awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit and the National 
Defense Service Medal. I fully expect that he will continue to earn 
awards and citations under his new rank.
  I commend Bruce Thompson upon receiving this great honor and for his 
years of extraordinary service and countless contributions to the 
Delaware Air National Guard. General Thompson is an exemplary citizen, 
and on behalf of all Delawareans I would like to thank him and his 
family for the many sacrifices they have made during the past twenty-
nine years. His promotion to the rank of Brigadier General is an 
appropriate milestone in a truly remarkable career.

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