[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM E. HUDSON

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                        HON. MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2007

  Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
remarkable American, William E. Hudson, and congratulate him on his 
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General.
  During my time in Congress, I have come to greatly respect and admire 
Brig. Gen. Hudson's profound patriotism and sense of duty to his 
country. Brig. Gen. Hudson is currently the Acting Chief of the Joint 
Staff of the Colorado National Guard and Commander of the Space 
Operations Group of the 140th Wing at Buckley Air Force Base. In a 
matter of days Brig. Gen. Hudson will assume the role of Assistant 
Adjutant General for the Colorado Air National Guard.
  As the former commander of the 137th Space Warning Squadron at the 
Greeley Air National Guard Station, Brig. Gen. Hudson was responsible 
for ensuring the squadron performed its vital--and unique--mission of 
providing immediate, global missile warning and space launch detection 
in the event of an attack against our Nation.
  Brig. Gen. Hudson received his commission from the Reserve Officer 
Training Corps at New Mexico State University. Over the course of his 
illustrious career, he has served our Nation in a variety of 
capacities. He was recently the Battle Watch Captain at European 
Command's Joint Operations Center in Stuttgart, Germany. Additionally, 
Brig. Gen. Hudson has served as Weapons Controller, Chief of Training, 
Chief of Plans, Chief of Intelligence, Chief of Communications 
Operations, and Director of Operations for the 154th Air Control Group 
at Buckley Air National Guard Base.
  As an officer, husband, and father, Brig. Gen. Hudson is truly an 
extraordinary American. I am humbled by his patriotism and sincerely 
grateful for his life of service to our Nation. Madam Speaker, I urge 
my colleagues to join me in recognizing and thanking Brigadier General 
William E. Hudson.

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