[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21550]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING MAJOR RICHARD ``RICKIE'' N. HAGAN

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I would like to recognize the 
outstanding military service and contributions to our country by MAJ 
Richard ``Rickie'' N. Hagan of Tompkinsville, KY.
  Major Hagan has served his country in the Army for 27 years. He is a 
graduate of the Kentucky Military Academy at Fort Knox, KY and the 
Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS. He was 
deployed to Iraq in July of 2004 and again in 2005 with the 377th 
Theater Support Command, TSC, of New Orleans, LA.
  His overseas assignment included the 1st Corp Support Command, 82nd 
Airborne Division in Balad, Iraq. He worked as a Theater LNO--liaison 
officer--in Balad and in Baghdad to Multi National Forces-Iraq. As an 
OIC--officer in charge--of an LNO team, he served with distinction by 
gathering and analyzing key intelligence information. For this service, 
he has been awarded the Bronze Star, The Combat Action Badge, the 
Meritorious Service Medal, The Iraq Campaign, the Global War on 
Terrorism Medal and the Global War Expeditionary Medal.
  Outside of his military service, Major Hagan has continuously been an 
active member of his local church and community. He taught military 
history and the art of war to ROTC Cadets at Middle Tennessee State 
University in Murfreesboro, TN. For 6 years he served as a city 
councilman in Tompkinsville, KY, was President of the Monroe County 
Wellness Board, and served on the YMCA and Chamber of Commerce Boards. 
After returning from Iraq, Major Hagan lent his services to the people 
of the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.
  Currently Major Hagan owns a small business and serves as an S2 
intelligence officer for the 5/515 Cavalry Squadron in Fort Knox, KY.
  The citizens of the State of Kentucky are proud of MAJ Rickie N. 
Hagan's service. They join me in thanking him for his contributions to 
the Army and the United States, and in wishing him all the best both 
now and in the future.

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