[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19289]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              THE RETIREMENT OF MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT IVANY

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                        HON. TODD RUSSELL PLATTS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 22, 2003

  Mr. PLATTS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize the accomplished military career and life of Major General 
Robert Ivany, Commandant of the United States Army War College in 
Carlisle, PA. General Ivany will officially step down as Commandant of 
the War College on July 28, 2003 and retire from the Army on September 
30, 2003.
  Three-year-old Robert Ivany, the son of World War II refugees from 
Hungary, immigrated to the United States with his parents following the 
war. Our country has greatly benefited from his presence here ever 
since.
  Over the course of his 34 years of dedicated service in the United 
States Army, General Ivany served a combat tour in Vietnam, taught 
history at West Point, spent 2 years as an aide to President Ronald 
Reagan, and commanded forces throughout the world. General Ivany's 
career culminated with his appointment as the 45th Commandant of the 
War College at Carlisle Barracks, the Army's foremost institution for 
educating its leaders.
  As Commandant, General Ivany has brought each institution on post 
together to be a more cohesive team and better focused on the overall 
goals of the War College. Perhaps his greatest legacy will be his 
tireless efforts to improve the quality-of-life of the students, and 
their families, while attending the War College, as well as the 
officers and soldiers stationed at Carlisle Barracks. General Ivany has 
begun the process of upgrading housing, constructing a new classroom, 
and renovating other facilities. His vision will help guide the War 
College for years to come.
  I also want to express my deepest gratitude to General Ivany's 
family--his wife Marianne, sons Christopher, Marc, and Brian, and 
daughter Julianne. I am very much aware of and deeply grateful for the 
many sacrifices that military family members also make on behalf of 
their country.
  Major General Robert Ivany is a true patriot and public servant. His 
profound patriotism and dedication to duty serve as shining examples of 
citizenship for all Americans to emulate. I offer my most sincere 
thanks for all that General Ivany has given our great Nation.

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