[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING MR. RONALD E. FEILE FOR HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO 
                        AMERICA'S SPACE PROGRAM

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2019

  Mr. POSEY. Madam Speaker, today I rise in recognition of Mr. Ronald 
E. Feile of Titusville, FL, a constituent who recently retired after 
thirty-six years of working at the Kennedy Space Center as an air 
traffic controller, and, most recently as a lead contractor for the 
Washington Consulting Group.
  Ronald Feile began his aviation career in the U.S. Army where he 
served as part of a mobile VFR tower crew in Vietnam from April 1970 
through November 1971. In 1971, he became control chief of combined 
tower and radar facility and was placed in charge of training personnel 
and scheduling logistical supply which was vital to our operation in 
Vietnam. He also served as flight operations liaison to the South 
Vietnamese army and earned the Army Commendation Medal.
  Following his military service and service as an air traffic 
controller with the FAA, Ron was recruited to work on our space program 
at the Cape serving as the lead Air Traffic Controller for the Shuttle 
Landing Facility and the Military Radar Unit. In that role, Ron was 
intimately involved with our Shuttle program, coordinating air and 
ground support for Shuttle launch and landing events. He also provided 
his expertise for major satellite and launch payload deliveries.
  Throughout his career, Ron has been awarded NASA's Silver Snoopy 
Award and NASA's Space Flight Awareness Award. He was also interviewed 
by NASA as part of its oral history of the Shuttle program. In addition 
to these honors, he will receive the highest tribute for those in 
aviation history. Ronald Freile's name will be inscribed in the wall of 
the Air and Space Museum. Ron's name will join the names of Buzz 
Aldrin, the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindberg, John Glenn, Ameila 
Earhart, and countless other pioneers of our aviation history.
  Having worked on our nation's space program as a young man, I have 
come to know many of the great Americans like Ron who have dedicated 
their lives to serving our nation and making our space program so 
successful. I ask members of the U.S. House of Representatives to join 
me and Ron's family, friends, and colleagues at the Washington 
Consulting Group in recognizing his work and contribution to America's 
mission in space.

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