[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E694-E695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING LTC JOEY ERRINGTON

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                          HON. TIMOTHY J. WALZ

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 21, 2018

  Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of Lieutenant Colonel Joey L. 
Errington's change of command and pending retirement from the United 
States Army I want to recognize him and his family on their nearly 30 
years of service to the Nation. Originally from Rush City, Minnesota 
LTC Errington enlisted in 1989 as a 13B, Cannon Crewman. He was 
selected for the Green to Gold Program at Clemson University and was 
commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery in 1997.
   He is a graduate of the Field Artillery Basic Course, the Field 
Artillery Career Course at Fort Sill, OK, and the Command and General's 
Staff Course at Fort Leavenworth, KS. He holds a Bachelors of Science 
in Agricultural Education from Clemson University and a Masters of Arts 
in Educational Leadership from Webster University.
   During his tenure led our soldiers at echelon from the platoon to 
Battalion. LTC Errington is

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relinquishing command of the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery 
Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort 
Hood, Texas this morning. His previous assignments include the III 
Corps, G3 Chief of Training at Fort Hood, TX. He also served as the 
Deputy Brigade Commander, Executive Officer, and Fire Support Officer 
for the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort 
Riley, KS as well as the Battalion S-3 for the 1st Battalion, 7th Field 
Artillery; LTC Errington was the Assistant Professor of Military 
Science at Saint John's University, College of Saint Benedict's, and 
Saint Cloud State University in Minnesota. He was the Battalion Fire 
Direction Officer, S1, and Charlie Battery Commander for 4th Battalion, 
27th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. LTC 
Errington also served as a Task Force Fire Support Officer, Platoon 
Leader, and Company Fire Support Officer for 1st Battalion, 5th Field 
Artillery at Fort Riley, Kansas.
   LTC Errington's decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple 
Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army 
Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Meritorious Unit 
Citation, and the Presidential Unit Citation.
   He is married to the former Alison Adams of Hermantown, MN and they 
have three children--Brooke who is going to start college at Kansas 
State University in the fall, Billy, and Becky.

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