[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE SERVICE OF COL. ANTHONY POLASHEK

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                        HON. COLLIN C. PETERSON

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 29, 2019

  Mr. PETERSON. Madam Speaker, on November 2, Colonel Anthony G. 
Polashek is retiring from the 934th Airlift Wing at the Minneapolis-St. 
Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station in Minnesota after 
serving in the Air Force for 32 years. As Commander, he led the 1,500-
member wing and supported our Armed Forces for resupply missions in 
forward areas and aeromedical and refugee evacuations. His command and 
leadership was critical in the defense of our country.
  Col. Polashek graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa before 
commissioning into the Air Force as a graduate of Officer Training 
School in Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Col. Polashek served and was 
deployed to support operations including Operation Desert Shield/Storm 
and Operation Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom. As a command pilot, he 
logged more than 5,800 flight hours including over 500 combat hours. He 
has received several prestigious awards for his service, including the 
Meritorious Service Medal and Aerial Achievement Medal.
  Today, I urge lawmakers to join me in thanking Col. Polashek for his 
32 years of service in the United States Air Force and wish him well in 
future endeavors.

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