[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1084-E1085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING COLONEL BRENT E. FRENCH

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2018

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Colonel Brent E. 
French from Westborough, Massachusetts, who will be retiring from the 
United States Air Force after 27 years of active-duty and reserve 
service in August.
  Most recently, Colonel French served as the Individual Mobilization 
Augmentee to the Director of Security Forces within Air Force

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Headquarters. Colonel French advises on the training and organization 
of 40,000 United States Air Force Security Forces who protect our 
national security every day.
  Colonel French was commissioned through the University of Connecticut 
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, where he was a distinguished 
graduate. He has commanded an Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron in 
Oman and the International Military Police at Kandahar Airfield in 
Afghanistan.
  Mr. Speaker, Colonel French has had a remarkable record of success in 
the Air Force--but don't take my word for it. He has received the 
Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious 
Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation 
Medal with one oak leaf cluster, as well as the Army Commendation 
Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, 
and Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and two oak leaf 
clusters.
  Closer to home, Colonel French has played a key role at Worcester 
Polytechnic Institute's Foisie Business School--where he manages an 
$8,000,000 budget and operations for the 40 faculty and staff assigned 
to the school. He also serves as an adjunct teaching professor.
  Mr. Speaker, in every city and town across America, there are people 
who know that public service is more than just a career--it is a 
calling. People who see problems and want to fix them; people who know 
that through hard work, they can truly make a difference for their 
country. Throughout his life, it's clear that Colonel French is one of 
those people--and for that we are grateful.
  On behalf of the United States House of Representatives, I offer my 
most sincere thanks to Colonel French for his service to our nation, 
and a very heartfelt congratulations on his retirement.

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