[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1989]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO MR. FRANK SHAFFERY

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2010

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Frank Shaffery, 
who has virtuously served the United States and the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky.
  Mr. Shaffery has served as a civilian employee within the U.S. Army 
Recruiting Command Headquarters G3 at Fort Knox, KY, since 1994. Mr. 
Shaffery will retire after 46 years of dedicated service to the United 
States Army.
  A native of Newark, N.J., Frank Shaffery enlisted in the Army in 
1965. His Army career included assignments in Fort Dix, N.J., Korea and 
Vietnam before he became an Army recruiter.
  Mr. Shaffery has held several positions as an Army recruiter 
including field recruiter, station commander, senior guidance counselor 
and battalion sergeant major. The Baltimore Recruiting Battalion was 
the second largest recruiting battalion during his tenure and he 
ensured its success as one of the top battalions in the command.
  Mr. Shaffery retired after 30 years of active Army service at the 
rank of Command Sergeant Major. His dedicated service resulted in his 
awarding of a Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and several Meritorious 
Service Medals. He wears his Recruiter Ring still today, the highest 
honor for a recruiter when he was an NCO.
  Upon retirement from active duty in 1994, Mr. Shaffery accepted a 
civilian position with the U.S. Army Recruiting Command HQ as the Chief 
of Plans and Policy for the Operations Directorate. He was promoted to 
the position of Deputy Director in 1999.
  Frank lives in Elizabethtown, Ky., with his wife, Connie. He is the 
father of two sons, Mark and Michael, and the proud grandfather to 6 
year old Madison.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring Mr. Frank Shaffery 
today because of his dignified and steadfast commitment to the U.S. 
Army, U.S. Army Reserve, his Soldiers, the citizens of this country and 
the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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