[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 104 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING KENNETH DWYER

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Dwyer for nearly 20 years of exceptional 
service to our country.
  Lieutenant Colonel Dwyer started his career in the military as a 
Special Forces officer, where he was deployed to Afghanistan on three 
separate operations.
  In 2006, during his third deployment, he was critically injured by a 
grenade, losing both his left hand and his left eye. This incident only 
fueled his desire to fight for his Nation.
  Through his ongoing perseverance, he rose through the ranks to become 
commander of Hunter Army Airfield in the First Congressional District 
of Georgia. With Lieutenant Colonel Dwyer as head of Hunter Army 
Airfield, the installation won the Army Community of Excellence Award 
for 2019, which recognizes bases for troop morale, soldier readiness, 
innovation, community involvement, and more.
  Lieutenant Colonel Dwyer passed the baton to Lieutenant Colonel 
Escobar to command Hunter Army Airfield on June 13.
  Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel Dwyer for all of your hard work at 
Hunter and for making this an installation that everyone in the First 
Congressional District of Georgia can be proud of.

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