[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 176 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H8501-H8502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING COLONEL LAUN R. HALLSTROM

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Colonel Laun R. Hallstrom of Woodland, Pennsylvania, in 
Clearfield County, for his distinguished military service.
  Colonel Hallstrom is retiring from the Pennsylvania Air National 
Guard after 36 years of service to our Nation and Pennsylvania.

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  Colonel Hallstrom has served in the Air National Guard since 1985, 
and today, he is the commander of the 193rd Special Operations Medical 
Group.
  Colonel Hallstrom served this country in several missions, including 
Operations Desert Storm, Continuing Hope, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi 
Freedom.
  Colonel Hallstrom also achieved the rank of chief flight surgeon by 
logging more than 173 combat hours.
  In addition to being a commanding officer in the Air National Guard, 
Colonel Hallstrom is also a physician in DuBois, Pennsylvania, where he 
practices physical medicine, rehabilitation, and pain medicine.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Colonel Hallstrom on 
his many years of service to our country. We understand that freedom is 
not free. On behalf of a grateful Nation, we thank him for his service 
and his commitment to our country.

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