[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 86 (Monday, June 1, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF MR. HERSHELL E. WOLFE

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 1, 2015

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a dear friend and 
exemplary public servant, Mr. Hershell E. Wolfe, for his 46 years of 
dedicated, distinguished, and admirable service to our nation. Mr. 
Wolfe retires on May 29, 2015, leaving behind a legacy of excellence 
and devotion to the United States Army and the Federal government.
  Mr. Wolfe entered the Senior Executive Service following a 33-year 
career in the United States Army. From 1997 to 2002, Colonel Wolfe 
served as the Assistant Chief, Medical Service Corps and Consultant to 
the Army Surgeon General for Environmental Science and Engineering. In 
this capacity he managed the Army careers of several hundred Preventive 
Medicine officers and provided professional consultation to the Army 
Surgeon General, the Army Medical Department, the Army Staff, 
Department of Defense, other military departments and Federal agencies. 
In 2002, Mr. Wolfe became the Special Assistant for Environment, Safety 
and Occupational Health, and served as the principal advisor and 
provided senior staff leadership on all environmental, safety, 
occupational and environmental health issues for nearly two years.
  In his final assignment, Mr. Wolfe served as the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health. 
His responsibilities spanned a global organization that includes a $1.5 
billion annual environmental program and oversight for the safety and 
occupational health of over 1.2 million Soldiers and Army Civilian 
employees worldwide. Mr. Wolfe has provided exceptional leadership for 
all Army sustainability, environment, natural resources, safety and 
occupational health programs over the past eleven years.
  Mr. Wolfe earned a B.S. from East Tennessee State University and a 
Masters of Public Health in Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 
from the University of Texas. His recognitions are many, but a few are 
the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Legion of Merit, Army and 
Defense Staff Badges, the Order of Military Medical Merit, the ``A'' 
prefix awarded by the Army Medical Department, and Adjunct Assistant 
Professor for Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the Department of 
Defense Uniform Services University of Health Sciences. Mr. Wolfe 
authored and established Department of Defense Instruction 1010.15, 
Smoke-Free Workplace and is a plank holder of the Army's health hazard 
assessment program.
  Mr. Wolfe can certainly reflect on his 46 years of service with pride 
and satisfaction. I want to commend Mr. Wolfe for his service and 
dedication to our Armed Services and our nation. I wish the very best 
as he starts a new journey and exceptional chapter of his life. I wish 
him and his wife Lois all the best in their much-deserved retirement.

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