[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  JOHN SAMPA NAMED COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR FOR THE U.S. ARMY NATIONAL 
                                 GUARD

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2018

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate John Sampa, of 
Katy, TX, on his new assignment as Command Sergeant Major for the U.S. 
Army National Guard.
  Sampa will be the twelfth person, and first African-American to serve 
as Command Sergeant Major for the Army National Guard. He will be the 
``eyes and ears'' for Lieutenant General Timothy J . Kadavy, who 
handpicked him to serve as his advisor. Previously he served as the 
Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the Texas Military Department. Sampa 
is also a Texas State Trooper.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Command Sergeant Major John Sampa. I thank him 
for his service and sacrifice.

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