[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 102 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING COLONEL GUY T. SHIELDS ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE ARMY 
                      PUBLIC AFFAIRS HALL OF FAME

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2016

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, today, we are here to honor Colonel Guy T. 
Shields on his induction into the Army Public Affairs Hall of Fame, an 
honor deserving of a man who has dedicated his life to serving our 
country. Colonel Shields' accomplishments are many, and his time in the 
Army has been a story of passion, leadership, and innovation.
   For nearly twenty years he served in the Army as a Public Affairs 
Officer, and he established himself as a media relations expert. He was 
respected and trusted by all he worked with: internal and external 
media, his military superiors, his peers, and his subordinates. At the 
NATO Nuclear Planning Conference in 1987, he successfully established 
an international press center, and under his guidance a team was able 
to handle more than 200 members of the international media for four 
days. His success continued as he covered stories and events such as 
the 50th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings, Exercise Double Eagle, 
Operations Support Hope, Just Cause, Golden Pheasant, and Iraqi 
Freedom. While working in Bosnia he coordinated the construction and 
operation of a radio tower and taught a team who had never worked with 
the equipment before how to broadcast messages to the Bosnian people. 
He truly has done it all.
   Colonel Shields' time spent as an Army Public Affairs Officer set 
the standards for contingency public affairs operations for the Army 
and Joint Operations. Through his service, he set an example for 
contingency deployments worldwide in both peacetime and war. Every day 
I am grateful for the sacrifices and work that our service men and 
women do and Colonel Shields exemplifies both a dedication to our 
country as well as a model soldier with exceptional public affairs 
skills. I would like to join in congratulating him on this much 
deserved award.

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