[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING COLONEL DANE W. POWELL

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 29, 2019

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, today I recognize Colonel 
Dane W. Powell of the Mississippi Army National Guard for his 
extraordinary dedication and service to our Nation. Colonel Powell will 
soon retire from an impressive 33-year career.
  Colonel Powell, a lifelong Mississippian, joined the Mississippi Army 
National Guard in 1986 after his graduation from the University of 
Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He is currently 
serving as the State Army Aviation Officer at Joint Force Headquarters 
for the Mississippi Army National Guard. His military service took him 
all around the world to areas including South Korea, Japan, St. Croix, 
Columbia, Barbados, and Uzbekistan. He was deployed to Iraq in 2004 to 
serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom II. During his career, Colonel Powell 
received many accolades for his outstanding service, including the 
Bronze Star Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal.
  After retirement, Colonel Powell will continue his passion for flying 
as a pilot for PHI Air Medical and will fly for AirCare through the 
University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He will wed his 
fiancee Lea Pentecost and looks forward to spending time with his 
children, London Addison Powell, Dane Whitney Powell II, Douglas 
Alexander Pentecost, and Carson Reese Pentecost.
  On behalf of a grateful Nation, it is my honor to recognize the 
selfless service and sacrifice of a fellow Mississippian, Colonel Dane 
W. Powell. I wish him the best in his well-deserved retirement.

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