[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF LT. COL. MICHAEL MIERAU

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 3, 2016

  Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the life of Lt. Col. 
Michael Mierau, who passed away just last week on January 29, 2016.
  Lt. Col. Mierau served in the U.S. Army for 26 years. In 1956, he 
received a nomination to attend the United States Military Academy, 
where he later graduated in June of 1960, finishing ninth in rank of 
order of merit. Following his graduation, he was commissioned as an 
infantry officer and was deployed overseas several times, including 
tours in West Germany, Vietnam, and what is now South Korea. Lt. Col. 
Mierau had a decorated military career, earning the Parachute Badge, 
the Ranger Tab, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Silver Star, the Legion 
of Merit, the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal with V 
Device.
  After Lt. Col. Mierau retired from the U.S. Army, he founded a 
consulting company and continued to use his experience in the military 
by serving as a volunteer member of the Washington State Army Advisory 
Board, working as a U.S. Military Academy Field Force member in the 
17th Congressional District of Ohio, and joining the Board of Governors 
of the West Point Society of Washington and Puget Sound.
  Lt. Col. Mierau is survived by his wife Julie Mierau and five 
children and stepchildren, several of whom have followed in his 
footsteps and joined the military.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Lt. Col. Mierau for his service to our community 
and country and for his friendship. My thoughts and prayers are with 
his family during this difficult time.

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