[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT MARC ROGERS' SERVICE

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor LTG Marc 
E. Rogers for his service to our country.
  Our country has been blessed to have citizens like Lt. Gen. Rogers 
who have selflessly volunteered to defend our Nation and freedom. They 
are the reason why we are the strongest Nation on Earth, and the reason 
we stand today with freedoms unparalleled across the globe. Lt. Gen. 
Rogers joined the Air Force in 1974 and served as an electronic combat 
pilot, Aggressor pilot, instructor pilot, evaluation pilot, operations 
officer and commander. During his time in the Air Force he commanded at 
the squadron level, group, wing and numbered air force levels. Lt. Gen. 
Rogers led combat operations in Iraq and Bosnia. He has served in a 
variety of positions at command headquarters including the Joint Staff, 
U.S. Joint Forces Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Tactical Air 
Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Education and Training Command, 
and Air Force Material Command.
  Our republic and the freedoms that flow from it remain the envy of 
the world because of service and sacrifices of men and women like Lt. 
Gen. Rogers. I am proud of Lt. Gen. Rogers' service to our Nation and 
am honored to call him my neighbor in the 7th Congressional District of 
Missouri. I wanted to take this opportunity to honor his service to a 
grateful Nation.

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