[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 103 (Thursday, July 18, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H4607-H4608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF COLONEL THOMAS MOE

  (Mr. STIVERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a true American 
hero for his dedicated public service, Tom Moe, who is a colonel in the 
Air Force and is from Lancaster, Ohio. He's retiring after 46 years of 
service to our Nation and our State.
  While in the Vietnam war, serving in the United States Air Force, he 
endured 5 years of torture and isolation

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as a prisoner of war. In his civilian life, he dedicated his career to 
serving veterans. Most recently, joining Governor John Kasich's cabinet 
as director of the Department of Veterans Services, he also served as 
the Ohio director for Troops to Teachers in the Department of 
Education, and he served as director of the Fairfield County Office of 
Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  Through his career, Colonel Moe has rightfully earned a number of 
public service awards and decorations, including two Silver Stars, a 
Distinguished Flying Cross, a Bronze Star Medal for valor, and two 
Purple Hearts. He was also inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame 
in 2009 by Governor Ted Strickland.
  I'm truly honored to call Colonel Moe a friend, and I join hopefully 
with the other Members of Congress in wishing him a happy retirement.

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