[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 22952-22953]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO THE IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 27, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Iowa Army 
National Guard for being recognized as the Best Installation Management 
Program in the nation during the Army National Guard's Construction and 
Facility Management Officers annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
   Iowa scored 902 points out of 1,000 and was the only state to 
receive a Gold Award in

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the installation management program. The Iowa Army National Guard has 
had a history of putting an emphasis on installations and stresses the 
importance of setting goals to provide facilities that make our 
Soldiers and citizens proud, which has included important modernization 
efforts such as improving accommodations for female Soldiers. It also 
provides continuing education for all Iowa Army National Guard 
installation management professionals to help them become the best they 
can be on the job.
   The Iowa National Guard, which has 42 armories, continues to make 
Iowa and our nation proud through its dedicated service. It is an honor 
to represent Installations Division Chief Col. Michael Bouchard, 
Construction and Facilities Management Officer Col. Scott Ayres and all 
those involved in installations at the Iowa Army National Guard in the 
United States Congress and I wish them success in their future work.

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