[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD SORIANO

 Mr. ALLARD. Madam President, I rise today to honor a great 
military leader, MG Edward Soriano, the outgoing commanding general of 
7th Infantry and Fort Carson, CO. Major General Campbell will assume 
command and General Soriano will be moving on to greater 
responsibilities. As he and his wife Vivian depart Ft. Carson, they 
leave with a record of outstanding public service and numerous 
significant accomplishments.
  Among these accomplishments is the Army's first housing privatization 
project. This project has been a major success, is ahead of schedule, 
and is now a model for military installations throughout the country. 
Additionally, General Soriano has overseen numerous successful 
deployments of units, including the deployment of the 3rd Armored 
Cavalry Regiment to Bosnia. Now, as our military forces conduct the war 
on terrorism, it is evident that the service members and their families 
of Ft. Carson will benefit greatly from his work.
  His efforts to improve the readiness and capability of Ft. Carson and 
its units has met with great success and will have a long lasting and 
significant positive impact on the soldiers and civilians who live and 
work there. Furthermore he has ensured that Ft. Carson will provide our 
President and Secretary of Defense a first class platform from which to 
deploy military power.
  General Soriano has done his excellent work on the facilities at Ft. 
Carson, despite funding shortfalls. His most significant achievement, 
however, has been in preparing the war fighting capability of its 
people. The soldiers and civilians at Ft. Carson are among the best in 
the Army, and are proven performers. Any venture managed by the men and 
women of ``The Mountain Post'' will certainly meet with success.
  Finally, General Soriano and his wife have developed and nurtured an 
outstanding working relationship with the people of Colorado Springs, 
surrounding local communities, and the nearby Air Force Bases. They 
will be sorely missed, but they leave an organization committed to the 
pursuit of excellence. I wish him good luck and God speed.

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