[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18567]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF GARY E. HARVEY

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 19, 2006

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask the attention 
of the House today to pay tribute to Mr. Gary E. Harvey, a constituent 
of mine who has dedicated his life to serving our Nation in uniform. 
Mr. Harvey was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, and served from 
1958 to 1961 as a member of the Royal Canadian Armored Corps. In May 
1961, Mr. Harvey enlisted in the United States Army and was 
commissioned at the Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, 
Georgia, in 1965.
  Mr. Harvey has served two tours in Vietnam. He has also worked as 
Executive Officer at the Anniston Army Depot; Assistant Professor of 
Military Science at Marion Military Institute; Operations Officer at 
the U.S. Army Chemical School; and Deputy Director and Director of 
Plans, Training, Mobilization, Security and Reserve Component Support 
and Base Transition Coordinator at Fort McClellan in Alabama.
  Mr. Harvey has received numerous awards and decorations including the 
Bronze Star Medal with ``V'' device with three oak leaf clusters, Air 
Medal, Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, and Vietnam 
Campaign Medal with five campaign stars.
  I salute Mr. Harvey for his continued efforts today to help serve and 
protect our country, and for proudly serving our Nation for the past 45 
years.

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