[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E152]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL EARL DEVINE

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                          HON. MARTHA McSALLY

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 3, 2015

  Ms. McSALLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge Lieutenant 
Colonel Earl Devine and to congratulate him on his recently awarded 
title of Greater Sierra Vista Veteran of the Year for 2015.
  Earl graduated from Highland High School in New York in 1953. He went 
on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Oklahoma State 
University in 1958. That same year, Earl was commissioned in the Army 
and rose to the rank of Captain in Air Defense Artillery, where he 
commanded a Nike Hercules missile battery.
  Earl was then assigned to the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam 
(MAC-V), serving as an intelligence staff officer and member of the 
MAC-V defense force during the Tet Offensive. He was then selected to 
be a test director for the newly activated Modern Army Selected Systems 
Test, Evaluation, and Review Activity.
  Earl was selected as the Operations Officer for the Current 
Intelligence and Indications Center, North American Air Defense Command 
and was responsible for threat assessment of foreign missile launches 
and mission determination of foreign space launches. He completed his 
active duty as director of administration and logistics for an 
intelligence organization at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
  After military retirement, Earl spent 19 years with the US Army 
Communications Command and successor organizations receiving numerous 
sustained superior performance and special act awards.
  Mr. Devine has been a member of the Sierra Vista Municipal Property 
Corporation for over 12 years and served as president for the last 
four. He is a member of the Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial 
Cemetery Foundation, American Veterans (AMVETS), the Benevolent and 
Protective Order of Elks of the USA Lodge #2065, the Coronado Chapter 
of MOAA, where he served as Deputy Director for the past 19 years, and 
the election committee of Post 52 of the American Legion for the past 
ten years.
  The people of Southern Arizona owe him a great deal of gratitude for 
all he has done for Sierra Vista and the veteran community. Earl's 
continued efforts to honor the brave men and women who served our 
country, often in times of its greatest need, are exemplary. He truly 
embodies the meaning of the word ``service'' and will have a lasting 
impact on the community for generations to come.
  Through Mr. Devine's efforts to honor those who served, he continues 
to go above and beyond the call of duty. For that, he has 
unquestionably earned the title of Greater Sierra Vista Veteran of the 
Year for 2015.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Colonel Devine for being 
awarded the Sierra Vista Veteran of the Year and thanking him for his 
years of exemplary service to our country and Southern Arizona.

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