[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING 93RD BIRTHDAY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALBERT ``BUZ'' STEBBINS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor today to recognize the 
93rd birthday of a true American hero, Lieutenant Colonel ``Buz'' 
Stebbins.
  Just after Lieutenant Colonel Stebbins turned 20 years old, he 
graduated from West Point in 1945. He served as a pilot in the Army Air 
Corps and the United States Air Force for 28 years.
  During that time, Buz piloted scores of military aircraft, including 
the honor of taking delivery from Lockheed of one of the first C5A 
Galaxy cargo aircraft, the largest cargo aircraft in the world. He flew 
70 missions to Vietnam in support of our troops engaged in that war. 
While stationed in Germany, he became a member of the Caterpillar Club, 
whose membership is restricted to those who have had to bail out of a 
disabled aircraft.
  During his military career, Colonel Stebbins also served as a 
professor of physics at both West Point and the United States Air Force 
Academy.
  Retiring in 1973, Colonel Stebbins chose to reside in the great city 
of Tega Cay, South Carolina, which is in my Fifth Congressional 
District. He became very active in the community, and was instrumental 
in Tega Cay being incorporated as a city in 1982. He has been honored 
by a number of organizations in the community, including Citizen of the 
Year, grand marshal of the Independence Day parade, and many more.
  Colonel Stebbins exemplifies the motto of the great school of West 
Point: Duty, Honor, Country.
  Buz, happy 93rd birthday on May 31. We look forward to many more 
years of you doing what you continue to do.

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