[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 197 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                  TRIBUTE TO COLONEL MATTHEW J. BURGER

 Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate Col. 
Matthew J. Burger on his promotion to brigadier general. Matthew Burger 
graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1990 and served on Active Duty 
as an HH-1 instructor pilot and chief of safety with the 27th Aerospace 
Rescue and Recovery Squadron, and later as chief of group 
Standardization and Evaluation, 85th Operations Group, Keflavik Naval 
Air Station, Iceland. Following 10 years on Active Duty, he joined the 
Air Force Reserve, where he has served in numerous command positions 
during his career. He has over 4,500 flight hours and is a command 
pilot. While serving, he has earned the Legion of Merit, the 
Meritorious Unit Award, the Combat Readiness Medal with three silver 
oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal with bronze 
service star, and many other awards and decorations. Matthew is also 
the grandson of my late longtime staffer, Betty Burger, from Fairfield, 
IA. On December 12, 2018, he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to 
the rank of brigadier general.

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