[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3336]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING BG WILLIAM TERPELUK, DEPUTY COMMANDER, 77TH REGIONAL READINESS 
                     COMMAND, FORT TOTTEN, NEW YORK

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 2005

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor BG William Terpeluk. 
BG William Terpeluk will complete his term as Deputy Commander for the 
77th Regional Readiness Command this month. He served from 31 March 
2001-30 March 2005, which included valuable service during the events 
of September 11, 2001, and throughout the War on Terror.
  The 77th Regional Readiness Command is the Army Reserve headquarters 
for over 11,000 Army Reserve soldiers. Approximately 6,500 Army Reserve 
soldiers have been mobilized in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom. Their service to our Nation is to be 
commended.
  Throughout his career Brigadier General Terpeluk has served with 
honor and distinction. His military awards include the Meritorious 
Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal 
with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf 
Cluster, and the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with Silver 
Oak Leaf Cluster. He has also received the National Defense Service 
Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass, the Army 
Service Ribbon and the Overseas Service Ribbons.
  Brigadier General Terpeluk is an Infantry Officer who received his 
commission as a Second Lieutenant through the Reserve Officer Training 
Corps Program in 1974 from the Virginia Military Institute. After 
completing the Infantry Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, he served on 
Active Duty as the Executive Officer, Company E, 3d Battalion, 3d Basic 
Combat Training Brigade, Fort Dix, NJ.
  Throughout his career Brigadier General Terpeluk has served at 79th 
United States Army Reserve Command, Willow Grove, PA, and in Camp Casey 
and Camp Howze, Korea.
  Today, we honor his service to our city and to our Nation and wish 
him well in all his future endeavors.

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