[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E38]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING MAJOR GENERAL JAMES MONTGOMERY BREEDLOVE

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                         HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 12, 2016

  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
sacrifice of Major General James Montgomery Breedlove, who passed away 
on January 9, 2016 in Lubbock, Texas at the age of 93.
  General Breedlove was a true American hero who dedicated his life to 
serving our nation. Upon graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at 
West Point, N.Y., General Breedlove attended pilot training at Randolph 
Air Force Base, Texas. After completing pilot training in 1948, General 
Breedlove married his wife Mary Ann Gossett.
  General Breedlove's service in the Air Force took him all across the 
United States, as well as to England, Germany, Korea, Thailand, and the 
Canal Zone.
  In 1951, during the Korean War, General Breedlove flew 39 combat 
missions and served with the 601st Aircraft Control and Warning 
Squadron at Kimpo as a controller. General Breedlove went on to 
graduate from the Imperial Defence College in London, and in 1969, 
assumed command of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Korat Royal Thai 
Air Force Base--flying 162 combat missions.
  In 1970, General Breedlove assumed command of the 3500th Pilot 
Training Wing at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas. He was 
promoted to Major General on May 1, 1973 and assumed command of the 
U.S. Air Forces Southern Command in the Canal Zone in 1974. In 1976, 
when the Tactical Air Command assumed responsibility for USAFSO, he was 
appointed commander, U.S. Air Force Southern Air Division of the 
Tactical Air Command and deputy commander in chief, U.S. Southern 
Command.
  General Breedlove's military decorations and awards include the 
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, 
Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters, Air Force 
Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Unit Citation 
Emblem, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon with oak leaf cluster, 
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, and the Royal Thai 
Supreme Command Forward Master Badge.
  General Breedlove leaves behind a proud and distinguished legacy of 
military service. His life's work has made America a safer and stronger 
nation for generations to come. I ask all of my colleagues in the House 
of Representatives to join me in honoring and remembering the life of 
this American patriot.

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