[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR LANCE LEHR

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                           HON. BETO O'ROURKE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 13, 2016

  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Command Sergeant Major Lance Lehr on his retirement from the United 
States Army after 30 years of service to our country. An esteemed and 
respected member of the Armor and Cavalry community, Command Sergeant 
Major Lehr most recently served as the Command Sergeant Major of the 
1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss. In this role, he served a 
community of over 30,000 active duty servicemembers and 47,000 family 
members. He also played an integral role in strengthening the 
relationship between Fort Bliss and the El Paso community.
  Command Sergeant Major Lehr's distinguished career includes 
assignments across the United States, Germany, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. 
He has served as a Scout driver, gunner, and Vehicle Commander; Scout 
Platoon Sergeant; Operations Sergeant; First Sergeant; and Operations 
Sergeant Major at the battalion and brigade level. He also had the 
extremely rare privilege of serving as a Command Sergeant Major for 
three different battalions; the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st 
Cavalry Division; and the National Training Center and Fort Irwin. His 
deployments include Bosnia-Herzegovina, as part of Operation Joint 
Guard, and Iraq, as part of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Spartan 
Shield.
  As Command Sergeant Major Lehr embarks on a new chapter in life, it 
is my hope that he may recall, with a deep sense of pride and 
accomplishment, the outstanding contributions he has made to the Fort 
Bliss and El Paso communities and to the United States Army. I would 
like to send him my best wishes for continued success in his future 
endeavors.

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