[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 71 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       LIEUTENANT COLONEL ARNETT

  (Mr. GARDNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GARDNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and thank 
Lieutenant Colonel David Arnett from Greeley, Colorado, for his 29 
years of service in the United States Air Force.
  Colonel Arnett retired from service as the flight commander of the 
137th Space Warning Squadron in Greeley this past month. His extensive 
accomplishments in the United States Air Force are rivaled only by his 
service and involvement in the Greeley community.
  Colonel Arnett was recognized for his outstanding performance as a 
combat field commander, and the 137th Space Warning Squadron was 
recognized as the Nation's top nonflying Air National Guard combat 
squadron six times, which is unprecedented.
  After 16 years of service in Greeley and a dozen major and minor 
combat inspections by the United States Air Force, Colonel Arnett was 
additionally recognized as one of the Nation's top space and missile 
operators and flight commanders. In the Greeley community, Colonel 
Arnett was the Boy Scouts of America Scout Master of the Year and is a 
loving husband to his wife, Cindy, and father of their four children.
  Today, I would like to formally honor and congratulate Colonel Arnett 
on his retirement and thank him for his service and commitment to our 
Nation.

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