[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E532-E533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING U.S. ARMY LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOE M. SAHL

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                 HON. CHARLES J. ``CHUCK'' FLEISCHMANN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2023

  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lieutenant 
Colonel Joe Sahl, Commanding Officer of the Nashville District of the 
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and recognize a lifetime of service to our 
Nation.
  LTC Sahl received his commission in 2004 and has served our Nation in 
assignments across the United States and around the world. He has 
served in the 62nd Engineer Battalion, the 1st Armored Division, the 
2nd Combined Arms Battalion, the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 
as an Engineer Company and Brigade Engineer Observer/Coach/Trainer at 
the National Training Center,

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and as commander of the 273rd Forward Engineer Support Team--Advanced. 
He has also served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth 
District and as Deputy Commander of the Jacksonville District before 
his command of the Nashville District.
  LTC Sahl assumed command of the Nashville District of the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers on July 1, 2021. The Nashville district administers 
water resources development and navigable waterways operations for the 
Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. I have had the privilege of 
working with Col. Sahl on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on 
the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, TN.
  LTC Sahl has been awarded and recognized for his service, including 
the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army 
Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Meritorious Unit 
Citation, the Army Superior Unit Award, the National Defense Service 
Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, and the 
Combat Action badge.
  It is with great pleasure that I extend my heartfelt gratitude to LTC 
Joe Sahl for his years of service with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers 
Nashville District and wish him the very best in his future 
assignments.

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