[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3389-H3390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING COLONEL RICHARD JULIAN

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor my dear friend Colonel 
Richard Julian. Colonel Julian enlisted in the Tennessee Air National 
Guard in 1965 and attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in 
San Antonio, Texas, before moving to Keesler Air Force Base to complete 
technical training.
  Once he completed his initial training, he returned to the 134th Air 
Refueling Unit. He served as a traditional guardsman and was offered a 
chance to become full time. He eventually moved up the enlisted ranks 
to become a senior master sergeant, and in 1981, he was offered the 
chance for direct appointment as a captain in the Tennessee Air 
National Guard.
  He was named director of personnel for the 134th Air Refueling Wing. 
Later, he was promoted to the rank of colonel and was assigned as the 
Support Group Commander when he retired in 2004. He served over 38 
years in the Air National Guard and deployed in

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support of countless operations and exercises.
  After he retired from the Air National Guard, Colonel Julian worked 
for Knox County as director of human resources and then the Blount 
County Highway Department until the day he passed away on May 1, 2024.
  Our country's heroes are the men and women of our armed services and 
Armed Forces, Mr. Speaker. It is my honor to recognize my dear friend, 
who I miss very much, Colonel Richard Clapp Julian, as Tennessee's 
Second Congressional District's May 2024 Veteran of the Month.
  We will miss him dearly, and I thank him for always being my friend.

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