[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 132 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1027-E1028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF CALIFORNIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
                COMMANDER MAJOR GENERAL LAWRENCE HASKINS

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                             HON. AMI BERA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2019

  Mr. BERA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the retirement 
of Major General Lawrence Haskins of the California Army National 
Guard.
  As Commander of the California Army National Guard, General Haskins 
oversees a force of over 18,000 soldiers.
  General Haskins has served for over 40 years and first enlisted in 
the California Army National Guard in July 1975. After 9/11, he was 
mobilized as the Commander of Task Force Guardian, a brigade in support 
of Operation NOBLE EAGLE III, providing extra force protection forces 
for 88 Army and Air Force installations across 21 Western states. In 
2008, he became Chief of Staff of the CA Army National Guard.
  On April 1, 2011 General Haskins became the Deputy Commander, 
responsible for day to day operations. In October 2012, he assumed the 
duties of full time Commander.
  General Haskins has received numerous awards and decorations 
including the Legion

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of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, 
and the Army Achievement Medal.
  Madam Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me in thanking Major 
General Haskins for his service to the state of California and our 
nation. We wish him the best in his next stage in life.

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