[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO COLONEL JOHN J. LINDSAY

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                            HON. MARTHA ROBY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 16, 2016

  Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Colonel John J. 
Lindsay for dedicating 28 years of honorable service to the United 
States Army. John and his family's devotion, sacrifice, and commitment 
to the Nation is worthy of praise and recognition.
   A native of New York, John was commissioned into the United States 
Army as a second lieutenant after graduating from the United States 
Military Academy in 1988. He is a combat proven leader and a highly 
skilled AH-64D Apache attack helicopter pilot. John is a true 
professional and scholar, earning a Bachelor of Science in National 
Security from the United States Military Academy and a Master of 
Science in Human Resources from Central Michigan University. He is a 
graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Joint 
Forces Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College Fellowship Program.
   Upon entrance into the Armed Forces, Colonel Lindsay attended the 
aviation officer basic course and initial entry rotary wing flight 
training at Fort Rucker in the 2nd Congressional District of Alabama 
that I proudly represent. Throughout John's career in Army aviation, he 
served in a range of assignments from the platoon level to the 
Department of the Army headquarters staff. His initial assignment was 
as an aeroscout platoon leader in the Republic of Korea with the 5-
501st Attack Helicopter Battalion, 17th Aviation Brigade. He continued 
to his second overseas assignment in Wiesbaden, Germany with 5-6 
Cavalry Squadron, 12th Aviation Brigade. During his tenure with the 
12th Aviation Brigade, he served as squadron liaison officer and 
squadron adjutant. He later served as the assistant squadron operations 
officer and headquarters troop Commander in 6-6 Cavalry Squadron, based 
in Illesheim, Germany.
  Upon completion of his overseas tour in Germany, he returned to the 
U.S. and served in multiple duty assignments from the National Training 
Center (NTC) at Ft. Irwin, CA to the U.S. Army Personnel Command in 
Alexandria, VA. Later in his career, John returned to the 11th Aviation 
Regiment and served during the initial invasion of Iraq. The Army 
selected John to command 1-14th Aviation Battalion at Ft Rucker, AL, 
where he completed the AH-64D Instructor Pilot course and assumed 
responsibility of all attack and reconnaissance flight training for the 
Army. After command, he was assigned to the U.S. Army Human Resources 
Command where he served as the aviation branch chief and later as the 
chief of maneuver, fires and effects division.
   Upon promotion to Colonel, Colonel Lindsay attended the U.S. Army 
War College Fellowship at the Institute for Defense Analyses in 
Washington, D.C., and subsequently deployed as the director of the 
Joint Operations Center (JOC) to U.S. Forces Iraq. In his most recent 
assignments, he served as a senior advisor to the Vice Chief of Staff 
of the Army and also as the director of army aviation for the Army's G 
3/5/7. John was instrumental in the formulation of the Army's Aviation 
Restructure Initiative (ARI), which optimizes the operational 
capability, deployment and lethality, and deployment in Army Aviation.
   Mr. Speaker, it has been a sincere pleasure to have worked with 
Colonel John J. Lindsay over the last three years. On behalf of a 
grateful nation, I join my colleagues in recognizing and commending 
John for his service to the United States of America. We wish him, his 
lovely wife Virginia, and their three children, Ian, Emma, and Kevin 
all the best as they depart the United States Army and continue on 
their wonderful journey.

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