[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING LT. COL. DUDLEY R. CANNON, JR., TITUSVILLE, FL

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 22, 2010

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Lt. Col. D.R. Cannon Jr. who, on June 25th of this year, will be 
retiring after 28 years of service to the United States Air Force. 
Today, we celebrate his dedication to his family, our country, and the 
Judge Advocate General's Corp.
  Col. Cannon was a direct appointee to the United States Air Force 
Judge Advocate General's Department, starting as first lieutenant in 
June 1982. He began active duty in July 1982 and served four years at 
Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. Upon leaving active duty in June 
1986, he joined the active reserves and was stationed at Eglin Air 
Force Base, FL until June 31, 1988. From August 1986 until June 1988, 
he served a split attachment with his tour at Eglin Air Force Base and 
inactive training at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. In June of 1988, 
Col. Cannon was re-attached to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 
Eastern Space and Missile Center (now 45th Space Wing), at Patrick Air 
Force Base. After leaving active duty, Col. Cannon started working for 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with the office of 
Chief Council at Kennedy Space Center. Since November 2004, he has been 
the Director of Procurement at Kennedy.
  Among his various awards, Col. Cannon has been awarded the Air Force 
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Force 
Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, NASA's Exceptional 
Achievement Medal, NASA's Exceptional Service Medal, and the NASA Small 
Business Administrator's Cup Award for Fiscal Year 2009.
  In addition to his professional accomplishments, Col. Cannon has 
remained a dedicated and caring leader, husband and father; putting his 
all in everything he does. His legacy will continue in the hundreds of 
JAG Corps personnel he has mentored through the years.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Lt. Col. Dudley 
Cannon on the occasion of his retirement and thanking him for his 
service to our great nation.

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