[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 295-296]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 TRIBUTE TO RETIRING LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT EMPLOYEE DALE T. 
                                POLLARD

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 31, 2000

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that a long and 
exceptionally distinguished civil service career has come to an end. 
Mr. Dale T. Pollard, of my hometown of Lexington, Missouri, recently 
retired after 58 years of extraordinary service to the Lake City Army 
Ammunition Plant.
  Mr. Pollard's career began nearly 60 years ago as an Assistant Chief 
Factory Clerk at Remington Arms Company, Incorporated. He willingly 
left the ammunition plant to enlist in

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the Army during World War II and saw combat in the European Theater, 
earning the combat infantrymen badge and the Bronze Star for valor. He 
immediately returned to the plant at the end of the war and dedicated 
himself to government service for the next five decades. Mr. Pollard 
served in many capacities at the plant, always determined to ensure 
that Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines were supplied with the 
highest quality ammunition and that Americans were receiving every 
penny's worth of their defense dollar.
  At 81 years old, Mr. Pollard could have retired many years ago. 
Instead, he remained in federal service because he loved his work and 
was committed to Lake City, the Ordnance Corps, and the U.S. Army.
  Mr. Speaker, Dale Pollard has been an inspiration to all who had the 
pleasure of working with him at Lake City. I know all Members of 
Congress will join me in paying tribute to the outstanding public 
service of my good friend.

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