[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24515]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING BRIGADIER GENERAL DELILAH R. WORKS

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 9, 2008

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, I rise today on the occasion of her 
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General to honor and congratulate 
Delilah R. Works for her many years of dedicated service to the State 
of Tennessee, the Tennessee Air National Guard, and to our Nation.
  General Works earned her commission through Officer Training School 
at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in April 1980. In the years that 
followed, she distinguished herself in assignments in the Air Force and 
the Air National Guard that took her from Alaska to California and 
finally back to Memphis, Tennessee. At the 164th Airlift Wing in 
Memphis, General Works served as Maintenance Squadron Commander and 
Wing Chief of Staff among other assignments. Most recently, General 
Works was appointed the Director of Staff for the Tennessee Air 
National Guard in Nashville.
  General Works has been a leader not just in our Armed Forces, but in 
our community as well. She is a member of Leadership Memphis, Women in 
Aviation, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and strongly supports the Adopt-A-
School program.
  Again, I ask my colleagues to join me in offering sincere 
congratulations to BG Rita Works, her husband Lavon, and their family. 
We can all take pride in her example of leadership, service, and 
selflessness.

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