[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF COLONEL JONATHAN HOWERTON

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                            HON. ROB BISHOP

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2017

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Colonel 
Jonathan ``Jon'' Howerton, United States Army, for his extraordinary 
dedication to duty and selfless service to the United States of 
America. Colonel Howerton will be moving on from his present assignment 
as the Chief of the Army's Liaison Division to the United States House 
of Representatives where he served from April 1st, 2016 to June 1st, 
2017 to become the Deputy Commander for Maneuver of the 2nd Infantry 
Division (Republic of Korea-United States Combined Division), Camp 
Casey, Republic of Korea.
  The son of a career Army officer, Colonel Howerton grew up on posts, 
camps, and stations across the continental United States and in Europe. 
He was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps into the 
Field Artillery upon graduation from Texas Christian University in 
1990. After his first assignment as a lieutenant, he commanded Field 
Artillery units at the Battery, Battalion and Brigade levels and has 
served in a variety of tactical, operational, and strategic level 
leadership and staff positions. He has extensive experience overseas 
including a previous assignment to Korea and one to Germany along with 
operational deployments to Bosnia-Herzegovina supporting Operation 
Joint Guard, and three to Iraq supporting both Operations Iraqi Freedom 
and New Dawn. He has also been stationed at numerous military 
installations in the United States to include Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort 
Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort 
Carson, Colorado; Schofield Barracks, Fort Shafter and Hickam Air Force 
Base, Hawaii; and Washington, D.C.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to recognize Colonel Howerton's long 
and decorated career. On behalf of a grateful Nation, I ask my 
colleagues to join me today in recognizing and commending Colonel 
Howerton for a lifetime of service to his country, and for all he and 
his family have given and continue to give to our country. We are in 
their debt. We wish him, his wife Tricia, his daughter Baylor, and his 
son Cooper all the best as they continue their Army journey to the 
Republic of Korea.

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