[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S4945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO COLONEL DAVID E. ANDERSON

 Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Colonel 
David E. Anderson who will complete his 2-year tour of duty as 
commander and district engineer of the Baltimore District, Army Corps 
of Engineers, on July 20, 2012. Colonel Anderson will officially retire 
from the United States Army Corps of Engineers at the end of the year. 
Colonel Anderson's career has spanned 26 years of service where he has 
led both mechanized and airborne combat engineer units as well as 
commanding two USACE districts.
  Colonel Anderson excelled as the commander of the Baltimore District 
in the North Atlantic Division. He directed the successful operation of 
flood risk mitigation, hurricane protection, environmental restoration, 
Federal navigation and other water resource work within a 49,000 square 
mile area and along 7,000 miles of the Chesapeake Bay's environmentally 
sensitive shoreline. Colonel Anderson led the district as it responded 
to the Nation's Base Realignment and Closure 2005 mission, which 
brought a $7.2 billion construction and engineering effort to the 
National Capital Region.
  During his career he has served as the commander of the Honolulu 
District and two tours as a legislative assistant, including one tour 
as the legislative assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, 
and one tour as the legislative assistant to the Secretary of the Army.
  Colonel Anderson's dedication to duty, loyalty to the Nation, and 
personal engagement with soldiers, civilian personnel, and the public 
will be positively felt for years to come. His selfless service is in 
keeping with the highest traditions of the Corps of Engineers.
  Kara Anderson, Colonel Anderson's wife of 24 years, and his three 
children, also warrant our thanks. In addition to her unfailing support 
for her husband, she has played an active role in every military 
community that Colonel Anderson's career has taken him. The entire 
family has made important sacrifices for our Nation and they, too, 
deserve our thanks.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing the contributions 
Colonel Anderson has made to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Baltimore District and wish him and his family well in his 
retirement.

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