[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28758]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


             IN RECOGNITION OF MAJOR GENERAL MARK A. GRAHAM

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 29, 2007

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Major 
General Mark A. Graham who became Commanding General of First Army 
Division West and Fort Carson on September 14, 2007.
  Major General Graham, who entered the Army in 1977 upon his 
graduation from Murray State University as a graduate of the Army 
Reserve Officer Training Corps, holds a bachelors degree from Murray 
State University, a Masters in Business Administration from Oklahoma 
City University, and a Masters of Science from National Defense 
University. Major General Graham is also a graduate of Field Artillery 
Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, United States Army Command and 
General Staff College, and National War College.
  After attending United States Army Command and General Staff College 
in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1990, Major General Graham served in 
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In 2000, Major General 
Graham was appointed Commander, 3rd Battlefield Coordination Detachment 
in Korea and went on to serve as Executive Officer to the Commander-in-
Chief, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States 
Forces Korea until July of 2003. Following this position, Major General 
Graham served as Chief of Staff for the United States Army Field 
Artillery Center and Fort Sill at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and later as 
Deputy Commander and Assistant Commandant of the United States Army 
Field Artillery Center and School at Fort Sill. Most recently, Major 
General Graham was the Deputy Commanding General, Fifth United States 
Army at Fort Sam Houston in Texas.
  During his distinguished career, Major General Graham has received 
numerous decorations including the Defense Superior Service Medal, a 
Bronze Star, a Meritorious Service Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, a 
Joint Service Commendation, and an Army Commendation Medal with four 
Oak Leaf Clusters. It is an honor to welcome him to Fort Carson and the 
Fifth Congressional District of Colorado.

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