[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 34387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO COLONEL H. MICHAEL DAVIS

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                          HON. NANCY E. BOYDA

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 13, 2007

  Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I hope the House will join me 
today to pay tribute to an exceptional patriot and Officer in the 
United States Army, Colonel H. Michael Davis, upon his retirement from 
active military service.
  Colonel Davis' distinguished career spans over 30 years of service to 
our great Nation, culminating as Chief of Staff of the Combined Arms 
Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. A native of South Carolina, he was 
commissioned Regular Army as an Armor Officer from the University of 
Tennessee in 1978. He has commanded with distinction at every level 
from company to regiment including the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor 
Regiment, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Blackhorse, and Operations 
Group, Combat Maneuver Training Center. He has held instrumental staff 
positions from troop executive officer to the Chief of Staff at the 
National Training Center and now at the Combined Arms Center.
  Colonel Davis has attended several military schools, including the 
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Naval War College. 
He holds a bachelor of science degree in industrial management from the 
University of Tennessee and a master of arts degree in national 
security and strategic studies from the Naval War College. He also 
served as a Professor in the Joint Military Operations Department at 
the Naval War College from 1997-1999.
  In his more than 30 years of service, he has earned the Legion of 
Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 
the Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army 
Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Army 
Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. He also holds the 
Parachutist Badge and the Ranger Tab. Upon his retirement, he will be 
awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today to thank Colonel Davis, his wife 
Ann, and his entire family for the commitment, sacrifice and 
contribution that they have made throughout his honorable military 
career.

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