[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 29 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E219]
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         RECOGNIZING MR. LEE WRIGHT AND HIS 48 YEARS OF SERVICE

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank and commend Lee 
Wright of Woodbridge, Va., for his 30 years of honorable service with 
the United States Air Force and for his subsequent 18 years of civilian 
service with the Defense Intelligence Agency. We are fortunate to have 
among us veterans with Mr. Wright's sense of duty and continued 
commitment to public service.
   Mr. Wright began his career stationed at Cam Rahn Bay, RVN in 1964. 
After the war, Mr. Wright served at multiple air stations, eventually 
serving on staff at the USAF Military Air Command, Non-Commissioned 
Officer Academy. Mr. Wright soon moved on to DIA assignments spanning 
Western Europe, Turkey, Eurasia and Russia where he served multiple 
roles in intelligence operations. His devotion, hard work, and 
expertise on Russia led to successive roles within DIA's Russia/EURASIA 
Division, where Mr. Wright would eventually become Division Chief.
   Since August of 2011, Mr. Wright has lent his considerable 
experience to DIA's Office of Congressional and Public Affairs where 
his leadership, work ethic and knowledge base have proven invaluable to 
his colleagues. There is little doubt that after 48 years of serving 
his country, Mr. Wright has earned some well-deserved R&R.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues rise to join me in recognizing 
and thanking Lee Wright for his committed and selfless service to his 
colleagues and our country. We wish Mr. Wright, his wife, Dottie, and 
his family well in retirement.

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