[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN HONOR OF U.S. ARMY COLONEL WILLIAM HENRY SHAW, III

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 13, 2019

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of U.S. Army 
Colonel William Henry Shaw, III. Colonel Shaw was born on May 16, 1962, 
in Vidalia, Ga., the eldest son of William Henry Shaw, Jr. and Nancy 
Peterson Shaw. Having received a Distinguished Military Award while 
attending North Georgia College, Colonel Shaw joined the Army in 1984 
as a 2nd lieutenant in the infantry and reported to Fort Benning 
Georgia. As an Infantry Officer he served in both a Mechanized Infantry 
Battalion and as the Commander of an Airborne Pathfinder Detachment. 
After leaving Ft. Benning he transferred to Special Forces. Colonel 
Shaw retired after serving for 30 years with 25 years in the Special 
Forces.
   Some of his assignments included assistant to the commandant at his 
alma mater; professor of military science at Auburn University where he 
earned a master's degree; missions to establish refugee camps for our 
Kurdish allies in the Gulf War; commander of Charlie Co. Europe based 
in Stuttgart, Germany; commander of SF forces in Djibouti, Horn of 
Africa; Battalion Commander / Deputy Commander of Combined Forces 
Special Operations Command (Afghanistan); and the Commander of 
Afghanistan National Army Special Operations Advisor Group. His last 
assignment was in Stuttgart as liaison between U.S. special operations 
and our European embassies.
   During his distinguished military career, Colonel Shaw received the 
Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, six 
Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, two Joint 
Service Achievement Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, the Combat 
Infantry Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall Badge, 
Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge, Canadian, Israeli, British 
Airborne Badges, and Ranger and Special Forces tabs.
   Colonel Shaw was a Ranger, Pathfinder, and Green Beret who loved 
skydiving. Nothing was ever more important to Billy than his beloved 
family connections as well as his countless friendships. He had the 
unique ability to connect with people from all walks of life and to 
keep those friendships strong throughout the years. Billy was a 
Christian, a Rotarian, N.G.C. girls' basketball trainer, an avid hunter 
and sportsman, a trustee of the Ligon Foundation, and an avid supporter 
of many veterans' organizations. He will be remembered for making a 
difference in this world.

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