[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15786]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF LT. COL. STEVE GAY

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 23, 2003

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
service of Lt. Col. Steve Gay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
Nashville district engineer and commander. His command at the Nashville 
district is coming to an end next month, as he will retire from the 
Corps.
  Colonel Gay has been a tremendous asset to the Corps and its 
Nashville district, which covers parts of seven states and more than 
59,000 square miles of the basins of the Cumberland and the Tennessee 
rivers. He is an invaluable leader who has performed his duties with 
great distinction and honor.
  Colonel Gay's leadership at the Corps' Nashville district has helped 
make the region a better place to live through excellent management of 
water resources. Projects enhancing and protecting those resources have 
made Middle Tennessee a desirable location for many top-notch 
companies, which brought with them good jobs for our residents.
  Colonel Gay has served the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers well and has 
garnered extensive awards and decorations in the process, including the 
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with 
two oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Service 
Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf 
cluster, the Air Assault Badge, the Parachutist Badge and the Ranger 
Tab.
  I congratulate him for all the good work he has done with the Corps 
and for Middle Tennessee and wish him well in his retirement and his 
future endeavors.

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