[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 13, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E138-E139]
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                       HONORING LTC WILLIAM ANTON

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                          HON. JOSEPH J. HECK

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 13, 2013

  Mr. HECK of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today to 
recognize the exemplary service and outstanding achievements of LTC 
William Anton, a member of the Army Ranger Hall of Fame and a resident 
of southern Nevada.
  LTC Anton was recently awarded the prestigious Knowlton Award--an 
honor recognizing significant contributions in the field of Army 
intelligence--by our nation's Military Intelligence Corps.
  After serving with distinction in Vietnam, service which earned him a 
2009 induction

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into the Army Ranger Hall of Fame, Bill began a career in Army 
intelligence.
  In 1979, while in command of an electronic warfare company, Bill 
developed a key intelligence-gathering tool that was still being used a 
decade later during Operation Desert Storm.
  The details of the intelligence system Bill developed are still 
considered classified but rest assured it was an asset to our troops in 
battle and may have saved American lives as it gathered intelligence on 
our enemies.
  The Knowlton Award was named after Revolutionary War hero LTC Thomas 
Knowlton of Connecticut who was commissioned by George Washington to 
raise a regiment to perform desperate and delicate intelligence 
services and LTC Bill Anton has exemplified this tradition with his 
service to our country.
  I congratulate LTC Bill Anton on this well-deserved honor.

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