[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E944-E945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE SERVICE OF COLONEL LA'TONYA LYNN

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 2014

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the service of Colonel 
La'Tonya Lynn of

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the U.S. Army for her extraordinary dedication to duty and service to 
our Nation. Colonel Lynn distinguished herself through exceptionally 
meritorious service from August 13, 2012 to June 20, 2014, while 
serving as the Chief of the Army House Liaison Division.
  During this period of extraordinary change, continued combat 
operations in Afghanistan, significant fiscal constraints and 
challenges facing the Army, Colonel Lynn fostered a strategic 
partnership with both the 112th and 113th Congress. She clearly 
understood the importance of Congressional oversight and did a truly 
outstanding job managing some of the most complex issues the Army faced 
during the last three legislative cycles.
  A native of Glen Burnie, Maryland, Colonel Lynn began her career in 
the Army in 1986. She was commissioned as a Military Police Officer 
upon graduation from Hampton University.
  Her assignments include Chief, Prisoner Services; Platoon Leader; 
Assistant Operations Officer; Company Commander; Budget Officer; 
Executive Officer; Deputy Division Provost Marshal, 1st Armored 
Division; Division Provost Marshal, 1st Infantry Division, Operation 
Iraqi Freedom; Battalion Commander, 10th and 91st Military Police 
Battalions, Fort Drum, New York; Commander, Task Force Vigilant, 
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan and Brigade Commander, 8th 
Military Police Brigade, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
  She also served as Chief, Military Police Enlisted Branch, Human 
Resources Command and Executive Officer for the Director of Strategy, 
Plans and Policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G3/5/7, in the 
Pentagon.
  Colonel Lynn has attended numerous Army and civilian schools and 
training programs. She earned a Master of Science in National Resource 
Strategy from National Defense University (ICAF), a Master of Business 
Administration degree from Bowie State University, and a Bachelor of 
Science in Business Management from Hampton University.
  Colonel Lynn is an Army Airborne Paratrooper whose military awards 
include, among others, the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, 
Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement 
Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, multiple Kosovo Campaign 
Medals, multiple Afghanistan Campaign Medals, and Kuwait Liberation 
Medals. She received the Parachutist Badge, Army Staff Identification 
Badge and also earned the prestigious Military Police ``Order of the 
Marechausee.''
  In light of her achievements, the Army has recognized her outstanding 
potential and has assigned her to serve as the Chief of the Ethics/
Character Task Force at Headquarters, Department of the Army, Pentagon. 
Colonel Lynn's outstanding leadership, strategic vision, and keen 
judgment are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service 
and reflect great credit upon her, the Office of the Army Legislative 
Liaison and the U.S. Army.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize the selfless service of 
Colonel La'Tonya Lynn as she proceeds to the next chapter in her 
remarkable career and continues to serve our great Nation.

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