[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 109 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              REMEMBERING BRIGADIER GENERAL TRAVIS ACHESON

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                           HON. ZACHARY NUNN

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 28, 2024

  Mr. NUNN of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of retired 
Brigadier General Travis Acheson who passed away this week after 
battling brain cancer.
  Ever the patriot, Travis was born on July 4, 1968 in Des Moines, Iowa 
to Douglas and Margaret Acheson. He grew up on Army Post Road in West 
Des Moines and graduated from Valley High School in 1986. He received a 
Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Iowa in 1990, 
where he began dating his future wife. After five years together, 
Travis married Brooke in June 1995.
  Travis spent much of his working life following his passion: flying 
airplanes. He retired from the military in September 2022 as a 
brigadier general after 33 years of service. Travis was a command pilot 
with almost 3,000 flying hours in the F-16 fighter jet. He was deployed 
overseas five times and flew over 500 combat hours during his military 
career. Travis was also employed as a commercial pilot with American 
Airlines for over 20 years. He was a captain on the Airbus at the time 
of his diagnosis.
  Travis was an incredible pilot, a great Iowan, a loving husband to 
Brooke, and a doting father to daughters Isabelle, Emma, and Gretta.
  I thank Travis for his service to our community, state, and country. 
Fly high.

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