[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 155 (Wednesday, December 5, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PAYING TRIBUTE TO COLONEL (RETIRED) HERBERT A. COLEY FOR EXCEPTIONAL 
          SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND TO OUR NATION

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                          HON. JOHN R. CARTER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 5, 2012

  Mr. CARTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Colonel (Retired) 
Herbert A. Coley, a member of the Senior Executive Service, for his 
exceptional dedication to duty and service to the United States Army 
and to the United States of America. On December 31st, Colonel 
(Retired) Herbert Coley will be leaving Federal Service after a total 
of 39 years of selfless and dedicated service to our Nation as an Army 
Officer and as a government civilian. His distinguished career is 
culminating as the Chief of Staff of the Army Medical Command where he 
ensured that Army Medicine met the needs of our Soldiers, their 
Families, and others entrusted to the Army's care.
  The son of an Army Medic and an Army Nurse and a native of San 
Antonio, Texas, Colonel (Retired) Coley had more than 28 assignments 
over his 39 years of government service. He entered active duty in 1970 
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Medical Service Corps 
after graduating from Trinity University. He served 28 years as an Army 
Officer as an aero medical evacuation pilot, healthcare administrator 
and commander. His active duty Army assignments included: Air Ambulance 
Section Leader at Fort Stewart, Georgia and Camp Mosier, Korea; 
Operations Officer and Platoon Leader for the 507th Medical Company 
(Air Ambulance); Commander, Headquarters and Support Company, 25th 
Medical Battalion, 25th Infantry Division; Commander, 507th Medical 
Company (Air Ambulance); Commander, 41st Combat Support Hospital; Chief 
of Manpower Programming and Analysis, Office of The Army Surgeon 
General; and, Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Army Medical 
Command. While on active duty he received a Master of Health 
Administration from Baylor University, graduated from the Armed Forces 
Staff College and was a fellow at the RAND Arroyo Center. Herbert Coley 
returned to government service shortly after retiring from the military 
and provided another 11 years of service. He had served as the Chief of 
Manpower Division, Army Medical Command and in 2009 he entered the 
Senior Executive Service as the Chief of Staff, Army Medical Command.
  Colonel (Retired) Herbert A. Coley has devoted his life to the Army 
and our Nation's men and women in uniform. As the Chief of Staff of the 
U.S. Army Medical Command his skilled leadership was essential to 
improving the care or our Wounded Warriors and the readiness of our 
Army. He led this global organization with unwavering energy and 
compassion that endeared him to all, inspired trust and improved 
millions of lives. Herb Coley is one of the main reasons that Army 
Medicine is a preeminent system for health care in America.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a grateful nation, I join my colleagues 
today in recognizing and commending Mr. Herbert Coley for a lifetime of 
service to his country. We wish Herb and his wife Stephanie all the 
best as they continue their journey in retirement.

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