[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20565]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE DISTINGUISHED MILITARY SERVICE OF REGGIE FARMER

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2002

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the courageous 
service that Rutherford County Sheriff's Deputy and Air National 
Guardsman Reggie Farmer has given to his Middle Tennessee community and 
his grateful country.
  Reggie has been serving active duty in the Air National Guard for the 
past year in the nation's ongoing war against terrorism. In fact, he 
just recently returned from Afghanistan where our brave military men 
and women have been fighting terrorists and restoring order in the war-
torn country.
  In his civilian life, Reggae serves Rutherford County citizens as a 
sheriff's deputy and Kittrell Elementary School students as a school 
resource officer. Reggie resumes his duties at Kittrell Elementary 
School on Tuesday, October 15, the day he officially retires from the 
military.
  Reggie began his military career in April 1978 after enlisting in the 
United States Air Force. After leaving active duty in the Air Force, 
Reggie enlisted in the Air National Guard where he has been deployed 
all over the world. I congratulate Reggie on a long and honorable 
military career and join the rest of the citizens of Rutherford County 
in welcoming back home a true American hero.

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