[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 149 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





               IN RECOGNITION OF LT. COL. JASON CULLINANE

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2022

  Mr. KEATING. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Lt. Col. 
Jason Cullinane as he retires from the U.S. Army after three decades of 
service.
  Raised in Falmouth, Massachusetts, Jason Cullinane had a passion for 
running from a young age. One of the seven ``Running Cullinanes,'' Lt. 
Col. Cullinane ran in multiple Falmouth Road Races, served as captain 
of the Falmouth High School cross country team, and was named a Boston 
Globe All Scholastic and Cape Cod Times All Star athlete.
  After graduating from Falmouth High School, Lt. Col. Cullinane went 
on to receive his Bachelor of Science in communications media from 
Fitchburg State University, where he was also a four-time NCAA All 
American in track and field. At Fitchburg State University, Lt. Col. 
Cullinane began what would be an extensive career with the U.S. Army, 
joining his school's Army Reserve Officers Training Corps program in 
1989.
  Following graduation, Lt. Col. Cullinane served his country and 
continued his passion for running, competing as an athlete for the U.S. 
Army multiple times at the International Military Sports Council 
(CISM). Lt. Col. Cullinane also ran in the 1996 Olympic trials in 
steeplechase and came in ninth at the 1998 U.S. Track and Field 
Championship. He then went on to run professionally for Reebok Boston 
and the Nike Farm Team, and wrote LogbookONE, a running training 
manual.
  Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, Lt. Col. Cullinane 
returned to the U.S. Army and has been on active duty since. During his 
many years of service, Lt. Col. Cullinane was deployed to Bosnia, 
Afghanistan, and Iraq, managed training operations at several military 
bases, served as a policy analyst at the Pentagon, and received a 
master's degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War 
College.
  After officially retiring from the U.S. Army this September, Lt. Col. 
Cullinane plans to spend ample time with his daughters, Niamh and 
Mayumi, and coach Falmouth Youth Running and the Falmouth Academy cross 
country team.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Lt. Col. Jason Cullinane. I ask 
that my colleagues join me in recognizing his career and commitment to 
serving his community and country.

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