[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING PETER M. AYLWARD

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 2006

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker I rise today to honor a great soldier, a 
great husband, a great father and a great American--soon-to-be BG Peter 
M. Aylward.
  This Friday, February 17, 2006, my good friend COL Peter Aylward will 
be promoted to the rank of brigadier general. Peter is currently 
serving as the joint staff and deputy director for Anti-Terrorism, 
Force Protection and Homeland Defense. Peter has served our country in 
many ways including being a member of the White House Task Force for 
Disaster Reduction and Tsunami Warning and Planning and led the DOD 
Pandemic Influenza Task Force for the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Homeland Defense.
  As 1 of 11 children, Peter is a Massachusetts native who began his 
illustrious military career in 1976 when he enlisted in the 1/26 
Cavalry Squadron as a reconnaissance specialist. Peter earned multiple 
degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, a masters from 
the Marine Corp University and a master's degree from the National 
Defense University. He has served in a variety of command and staff 
assignments and won multiple honors and medals including the Defense 
Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service 
Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the 
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Army 
Commendation Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters, 
the Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Army 
Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster and many other awards.
  Mr. Speaker, we are fortunate to have such a great and dedicated man 
protecting our country. It is truly an honor to publicly salute BG 
Peter M. Aylward on the House floor today and bestow our heartfelt 
thanks for his tireless efforts on behalf of all Americans. I thank 
Peter, his wife Sandra and their sons, James and Jeremy, for all the 
time they have given up as a family to make sure our country is safe. 
We sleep easier because of Peter's commitment and dedication, and I 
congratulate him on his recent promotion.

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