[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13247]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING BRIGADIER GENERAL STEPHEN J. CURRY

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 21, 2004

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that Brigadier 
General Stephen J. Curry will retire from the Army on June 28. BG Curry 
is currently serving as the Commandant of the United States Army 
Military Police School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
  BG Curry's first major duty assignment came in October, 1972. He was 
assigned Tank Platoon Leader, B. Company, 6th Battalion, 32d Armor, 4th 
Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colorado. He stayed at Fort Carson 
through October, 1974, by which time he had attained the rank of 1st 
Lieutenant.
  In 1978, then-Captain Curry attended the Military Police Officer 
Advanced Course at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Upon completion of the 
course he was assigned to Germany as Commander, 615th Military Police 
Company, 793d Military Police Battalion, VII Corps, United States Army 
Europe and Seventh Army.
  Captain Curry continued his professional military education from 
August, 1982, through June, 1983, at the United States Army Command and 
General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He followed this 
with a promotion to Major and consecutive duties at Fort Hood, Texas. 
In 1986, he moved to Washington, DC, to serve as Personnel Staff 
Officer for the United States Army Military Police Operations Agency. 
He went on to serve as Military Assistant in the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Logistics, during 
which time he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He than went on to 
serve in Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and, as a 
Colonel, Operation Joint Endeavor.
  Mr. Speaker, Stephen Curry was promoted to Brigadier General in 
August, 2000. His retirement ends the career of a recipient of the 
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army 
Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Staff 
Identification Badge. I know my fellow Members of the House will join 
me in thanking him for his many years of service to his country and 
wish him all the best in the years to come.

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