[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 139 (Friday, August 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING MAJOR GENERAL DANIEL L. YORK FOR 36 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE 
                           UNITED STATES ARMY

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 25, 2017

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Major General Daniel 
L. York for his thirty-six years of distinguished service to a grateful 
nation. His tremendous leadership and commitment to excellence reflect 
the highest standards of our nation's military. MG York's steadfast 
devotion to our Creator and the Christian faith during his many years 
in the United States Army have surely left an enduring testimony with 
his family, friends and all who shared in his military career. I am 
very proud to be his friend and brother in Christ and I wish him many 
blessings in retirement.
  Major General York most recently served as the North American 
Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Special 
Assistant to the Commander for Reserve Matters. As an Army Reservist, 
he has over thirty years of service commanding at the company, 
battalion, brigade, and division level. He earned the coveted Ranger 
Tab, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Jungle Expert Badge, Rappel 
Master, and Expert Infantryman Badge.
  Major General York graduated from West Point with a Bachelor of 
Science degree in Engineering and a Masters of Divinity from Bethel 
(West) Seminary and a Masters of Strategic Studies degree from the U.S. 
Army War College.
  As a civilian leader in his community, Major General York serves as 
the Director of First Cause, an International Leadership Development 
NGO he created in 2000, active in six countries. He is also a Senior 
Advisor for Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point. In 2012 he 
founded VetREST a non-profit created to help Veterans with Post 
Traumatic Stress (PTS). He serves as the Board Chairman for VetREST and 
is helping the organization establish chapters nationwide. Major 
General York also started and pastored three churches and speaks both 
nationally and internationally on leadership and related topics.
  Major General York is married to the former Kathleen Hardy and they 
have three children and three grandchildren.