[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5596-S5597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO BERNARD INGOLD

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, on behalf of myself and Mr. Reed, as the 
chair and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, as 
well as the cochairs of the Senate Army Caucus, it is our honor to pay 
tribute to a great leader, an exceptional officer, and a senior 
executive of the U.S. Army, Mr. Bernard P. Ingold. Mr. Ingold is the 
principle deputy chief of legislative liaison for the Office of the 
Secretary of the Army, and as he prepares to leave this position for a 
well-deserved retirement, we commend him for his outstanding 
leadership, advice, and sound professional judgment on numerous 
critical issues of enduring importance to the Army, Congress, and this 
Nation.
  Bernie Ingold has served our Army and our Nation for more than 40 
years as an Army officer and a Department of the Army civilian. A 
native of Michigan, Mr. Ingold was commissioned in 1979 as a judge 
advocate general officer upon earning a degree in law from the 
University of Arkansas. His service to the Nation included roles as a 
deputy staff judge advocate for U.S. Army Berlin, as a legislative 
counsel for the office of the chief of

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legislative liaison, and as the deputy director for legal policy in the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense.
  After serving 20 years on Active Duty, Mr. Ingold retired and 
continued his service as a civilian in the Department of the Army. From 
1999 to 2010, he served as the deputy chief legislative counsel for the 
Army's office of the chief of legislative liaison. In 2010, he entered 
into the senior executive service and began his role as the principle 
deputy for the office of the chief of legislative liaison. For the past 
10 years, Mr. Ingold has implemented and enhanced strategic 
partnerships with Congress. He has assisted seven Army chiefs of 
legislative liaison and helped the Army significantly advance its 
relationships with both legislative Chambers and improved and broadened 
congressional support for Army priorities. Mr. Ingold managed complex 
issues through multiple legislative cycles, enabling the Army to 
receive the necessary resources to improve readiness, accelerate 
modernization, and reform processes to support combat operations, 
sustain the all-volunteer force, and improve the quality of life for 
soldiers, Army civilians, and their families. Throughout his career, he 
has been a true professional, dedicated soldier, leader, officer, and 
senior executive.
  On behalf of the Senate, we thank Bernard P. Ingold, his wife Lolita, 
and their entire family for their continued commitment, sacrifice, and 
contributions to this great Nation. We join our colleagues in wishing 
him future success as he transitions into retirement.

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