[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 100 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE LIFE OF MICHAEL MORALES (LTC USAF RET.)

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                     HON. JENNIFFER GONZALEZ-COLON

                             of puerto rico

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 28, 2020

  Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico.  Madam Speaker, I would like to 
honor the life and service of my friend, Michael Morales LTC from 
Naranjito, Puerto Rico who passed away on May 8, 2020 at the young age 
of forty-two.
  Michael was proud to serve his country. He joined the United States 
Air Force, serving in distinguished roles such as the principal manager 
for multinational military exercises covering 32 nations across Central 
America, South America, and the Caribbean, also as instructor and 
evaluator pilot for the C-7 and C-130, as Commander of the 538th Air 
Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, and as a Legislative Liaison for the 
Secretary of Defense on acquisitions and sustainment on programs for 
the new Air Force One and KC-46 air tanker programs.
  He also served as a Senior Advisor to former Small Business 
Administrator Linda McMahon and was responsible for bringing the 
Secretary to the Island for HUBZone events geared towards fueling small 
business growth in historically underutilized business zones. As a 
Senior Advisor to the Administrator, he also led the agency's policy 
efforts in Puerto Rico; working closely with federal and local 
government, banking sector, and entrepreneurs to develop policy aimed 
at fostering entrepreneurial repatriation, economic growth, and assist 
with the Island's economic status.
  Michael lived a life of public service. President Woodrow Wilson once 
said that ``You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to 
enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a 
finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. 
. .'' Michael was the best of us, an example to us all.
  Thank you, Michael. Rest in Peace. Descansa en Paz.

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