[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 80 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E920]
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             HONORING LIEUTENANT GENERAL RICHARD P. ZAHNER

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 31, 2012

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I and Mr. Rogers of Michigan rise to 
congratulate JC Richard P. Zahner, the 43rd Deputy Chief of Staff, G 2 
(Intelligence) of the United States Army on his monumental and 
invaluable contributions to our national security from June 1976 until 
June 2012.
  Commissioned into the Regular Army as a Military Intelligence Officer 
from Cornell University in June 1976, Lieutenant General Zahner 
consistently distinguished himself in difficult jobs that required 
superior leadership and keen innovation.
  His distinguished 36 year military career included assignments in 
peace and war, at the tactical and national levels, in both 
conventional and Special Operations, and within the Army and at Joint 
and Combined Commands.
  A 1980 plank owner of the Joint Special Operations Command, he was a 
cornerstone in the foundation that created the culture of excellence 
and achievement that exists to this day.
  A dynamic force for innovation and technology balanced with a keen 
commitment to soldiers, he consistently challenged himself to be a 
change agent and transformation catalyst while integrating Army 
intelligence with wider Intelligence Community initiatives. He 
demonstrated unwavering resolve to build wartime readiness and provide 
brilliant and visionary Intelligence leadership.
  His success is manifested in Army Intelligence support throughout the 
globe. His legacy will remain with the Army and in the Intelligence 
Community for years to come.
  We wish him and his family Godspeed and good fortune as they complete 
their Army service and transition to the next successful chapter of 
their lives. Our nation is better and safer because of this superb 
Military Intelligence Soldier.

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