[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E867]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     COLONEL ANTHONY C. FUNKHOUSER

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                             HON. TOM COLE

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 2010

  Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a great public 
servant, the outgoing Army Corps of Engineers Commander and Division 
Engineer for the Southwestern Division, Colonel Anthony C. Funkhouser.
  Colonel Funkhouser began his public service at West Point, New York 
where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering at 
the United States Military Academy. During his 25 years of 
distinguished service as an engineer he has had the opportunity to 
serve in theater during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi 
Freedom as well as serving at numerous installations including 
Eschborn, Germany; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; and 
Fort Irwin, California. He has served as the Tulsa District's Commander 
since 2007 and in 2009, while retaining the Tulsa Command, was promoted 
to Commander and Division Engineer of the Southwestern Division.
  Madam Speaker, his outstanding service and bravery has earned him the 
Bronze Star Medal with ``V'' Device, the Combat Action Badge, Marine 
Corps Expeditionary Medal, Army Achievement Medal with five oak leaf 
clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Terrorism Expeditionary and 
Service Medals, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Military Outstanding 
Volunteer Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters, 
and Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti Liberation medals.
  During Colonel Funkhouser's service as Commander of the U.S. Army 
Engineer Division's Tulsa District beginning in June 2007, he has shown 
tremendous leadership, professionalism, and adaptability. He has 
performed his duty in such a way as to earn great respect from his 
colleagues. Immediately at the conclusion of his change of command 
ceremony on June 29th, he was challenged to address historic flooding 
issues at Lake Texoma and Lake Waurika. In the past three years of 
Colonel Funkhouser's service at the Tulsa District, he has addressed 
infrastructure needs and shown that his skills lie not only in 
engineering but working well with all of the diverse groups that rely 
upon his leadership and judgment.
  Madam Speaker, it is a great honor to recognize Colonel Anthony 
Funkhouser for his dedication to the United States Army. We are a 
better and stronger nation because of his service.

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