[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
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                 HONORING MICHAEL CLARK FOR HIS SERVICE

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                            HON. JAKE ELLZEY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 2022

  Mr. ELLZEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a true 
Texan, Michael Clark. Mike was a hero that dedicated his life to the 
service of his country. He started his career as an interrogator 
conducting strategic level debriefings of legal travelers, escapees, 
and defectors along the border between East and West Germany. He later 
moved to counterintelligence where he was assigned to Ballistic Missile 
Defense Systems Command and was the covering agent for the Missile 
Intelligence Agency and the Strategic Defense Initiative Program (Star 
Wars) programs. It was here that he participated in multiple espionage 
investigations, the most notable was that of James Durwood Harper. 
After his success with counterintelligence Mike spent the next 20 years 
of his career in the HUMINT operations. It was with HUMINT as a case 
officer that Mike focused on spotting, assessing, and recruiting 
foreign nationals in order to conduct espionage for the United States. 
He then spent his final 8 years of service with U.S. Army Special 
Operations as the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta 
(Delta Force). Even after retirement Mike still served as a Senior 
Intelligence Operations Specialist for a USAF Special Operations unit 
and as CEO of OST-I, a security consulting company in Fort Worth Texas.
  Michael Clark is a national hero who was a expert in his field and 
true war fighter. We lost a great man who will always be remember for 
his service, love of his country, cigars, and Jameson Whiskey. But most 
of all the love he had for his family and friends. I thank Mr. Clark, 
for his dedication to our country and we all pray for peace for his 
family during this time.

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