[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14582-14583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING SERGEANT MAJOR ALFORD McMICHAEL

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sergeant Major Alford 
McMichael who will be inducted in the Arkansas Walk of Fame in his 
hometown of Hot Springs this Friday.
  Alford McMichael became the first African American sergeant major of 
the United States Marine Corps on July 1, 1999. He left that post last 
year to become the senior enlisted adviser to NATO, the first person to 
fill this newly created position.
  During his 30-plus years in the Marine Corps, Sergeant Major 
McMichael has earned numerous personal decorations including the 
Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and the Meritorious 
Service Medal with gold star.
  Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege of meeting Sergeant Major McMichael 
during a NATO parliamentary assembly trip and can attest to how very 
worthy he is of this tribute. It is my hope that by being honored on 
the Arkansas Walk of Fame, future generations will learn the 
inspirational story of Alford McMichael.

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