[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            PAYING TRIBUTE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM WAY

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                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2018

  Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Brigadier General 
William W. Way for his exceptional dedication to duty and service to 
the United States Army and to the United States of America. General Way 
is completing nearly thirty years of service to the country, most 
recently as the U.S. Army Reserve's Director of Government Affairs.
   Growing up in Southern California, and having family in the armed 
forces, national service was always on his mind. General Way started 
his career in 1982 as an intern for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee 
while a student at the Wharton School of the University of 
Pennsylvania. He was later commissioned as an Army officer in 1990 
after graduating from the University of California Hastings College of 
the Law.
   General Way's military career began with an assignment in Europe in 
1990 when 300,000 U.S. forces were stationed there at the end of the 
Cold War. He served overseas and stateside with front line armored 
cavalry, rocket, and missile units. His assignments included the 3d 
Armored Division (Spearhead) and the 4th Infantry Division (Ironhorse). 
As a Colonel, he was in command of the largest legal unit in the Army 
with 30 offices in 25 states, Europe and Puerto Rico.
   General Way also served in combat in Iraq and in a peacekeeping 
mission with NATO where he served with German and Austrian Army 
colleagues as legal advisor regarding crowd and riot control, 
psychological operations, and building partner capacity. After serving 
next as Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, he was promoted to the grade of Brigadier General. He also 
served as the acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, G-1.
   In addition to his diverse assignments he is a graduate of the Joint 
Forces Staff College, Air War College, and the Army War College.
   On behalf of a grateful nation, I join my colleagues today in 
recognizing and commending General Way for a lifetime of service to his 
country. We wish Bill, Eileen, Katie and Maggie all the best as they 
continue their journey of service.

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