[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 130 (Tuesday, September 25, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL EDWARD F. MALINOWSKI

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 25, 2012

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lieutenant Colonel 
Edward F. Malinowski, who is retiring from the United States Air Force 
Reserve after more than 31 years of dedicated service. His time in the 
Air Force exemplifies the commitment and sacrifice our nation's armed 
service members are willing to make to protect American freedom and 
values around the world.
  Lt. Col. Malinowski has been a lifelong resident of the Chicago area. 
He and his wife, Sharon, and their three children, Christina, Edward 
Jr., and Matthew, currently reside in Burbank, Illinois, a city I 
proudly represent.
  Edward Malinowski was promoted to his current rank of Lieutenant 
Colonel in the Air Force Reserve's 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 
in October 2006. He exhibited an excellent aptitude throughout his 
career in overseeing the safety and maintenance of Air Force aircraft. 
Lt. Col. Malinowski has helped maintain the squadron with the longest 
flying safety record of any Air Force unit to date. And his service 
goes well beyond maintaining aircraft: in the Reserve he assisted with 
a critical sandbagging mission along the Mississippi River during the 
1993 floods and his squad saved a man's life after he drove his car off 
a levy.
  His record and experience in the Air Force Reserve led him to private 
sector work which included managing Chicago's Meigs Field Airport, 
where he oversaw the airport's safe closure. Aside from his numerous 
honors and accomplishments Lt. Col. Malinowski gave a great deal back 
to the community. He donated his time and knowledge by introducing 
intercity children to the joys of flight through the Young Eagles 
Program. He is also a Medinah Shriner life member and has provided aid 
to injured children by volunteering to fly victims to the 
organization's hospitals and burn centers.
  Whether it was organizing a group of 2,000 citizens for the 
Presidential Inaugural Parade or being deployed in Southeast Asia to 
aid a logistics unit that supported combat aircraft in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Malinowski has continuously answered the call to 
serve our nation. Please join me in honoring this man who has done so 
much for his country and community. May he enjoy a long and well 
deserved retirement.

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