[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL R. STEVEN WHITCOMB

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 20, 2010

  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, it has come to my attention that 
Lieutenant General R. Steven Whitcomb will retire after 40 years of 
service in the United States Army on October 1, 2010. He has served his 
country well and will be sorely missed.
  Lieutenant General Whitcomb graduated from the University of Virginia 
in 1970 with a Bachelor's degree in History. From there, he went on to 
receive degrees from the California University of Pennsylvania, the 
United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the United 
States Army War College. He was commissioned through ROTC and entered 
the U.S. Army as an Infantry Officer.
  First stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, he steadily rose 
through the ranks and excelled at each assignment he was given. From 
combat operations in Desert Shield/Desert Storm to Operation Joint 
Forge to Operation Iraqi Freedom, he effectively led our men and women 
into battle and never forgot that the Army's most precious assets are 
those who wear the uniform of our Nation's military. Throughout his 
career he consistently showed his dedication to the youngest members of 
the U.S. Army. As a professor and a mentor for ROTC, he made sure the 
young cadets of the U.S. Army were well-trained with high morale and in 
excellent physical condition.
  At the Pentagon, Lieutenant General Whitcomb served several roles 
including Executive Officer for the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and 
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. He ended his forty 
years of distinguished service as the Inspector General for the Office 
of the Secretary of the Army.
  Madam Speaker, throughout his lifetime of service, Lieutenant General 
R. Steven Whitcomb has shown uncommon professionalism and dedication to 
the mission of the United States Army. I wish him the very best in his 
well-earned retirement.

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