[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 IN RECOGNITION OF MASTER SERGEANT RANDOLPH J. SAUNDERS, UNITED STATES 
              AIR FORCE, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 1999

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of the 
great state of Alaska and all Americans, I extend heartfelt thanks to 
Master Sergeant Randolph J. Saunders, who gave more than twenty years 
of dedicated service in the United States Air Force. He entered active 
duty on 11 July 1978 and, after less than four years as an 
administrative specialist, Randy became an enlisted historian. Even 
before his formal retraining, he demonstrated noteworthy capability as 
a researcher and writer. Consistently outstanding histories became his 
hallmark, and these provided senior leaders with the data and analysis 
they needed to make informed, well reasoned decisions. The recipient of 
numerous command and Air Force-level awards over the next sixteen 
years, Sergeant Saunders earned a reputation as one who could quickly 
rebuild faltering unit history programs. He did this from Alaska to 
Texas, Idaho, Korea, California, and Colorado. Ultimately, Randy was 
hand picked to become the first-ever senior enlisted historian at 
Headquarters, Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 
a matter of months, Randy's unparalled leadership rendered that 
command's field history program the best in the entire Air Force. We 
deeply appreciate Sergeant Saunder's contribution to the preservation 
of the United States Air Force history. I personally wish him and his 
entire family all the best as they return to civilian life.

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