[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9772]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO COLONEL KENNETH O. MCCREEDY

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I wish to publicly commend and 
congratulate Colonel Kenneth O. McCreedy, U.S. Army, upon his 
retirement after 28 years of military service. I have come to know and 
respect Colonel McCreedy over the last 3 years, while he served as the 
installation commander of Fort Meade, MD. His tenure as the 
installation commander was highlighted by his constant civic engagement 
with the Fort Meade military and civilian community. During this time 
he signed the first Army Community Covenant in Maryland, solidifying 
support for servicemembers and their families.
  Colonel McCreedy was proactive in working with surrounding counties 
to prepare them for the growth challenges of BRAC 2005. Placing a heavy 
emphasis on strong community engagement, he worked closely with the 
Anne Arundel County School Board to secure the International 
Baccalaureate Program and Homeland Security Signature Program for Meade 
High School. Colonel McCreedy spearheaded the first two Meade Alliance 
Education Summits that focused on working with school boards and 
colleges to develop programs and initiatives to prepare today's 
students for future careers in the Federal Government. I am extremely 
grateful for the outstanding leadership and keen sense of community 
service that Colonel McCreedy has brought to the servicemembers, 
families, and civilian employees of Fort Meade.
  Commissioned as a military intelligence officer, Colonel McCreedy 
first served at Fort Riley, KS as the S2 and Scout Platoon Leader of 3-
37 Armor and assistant S2 of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. 
After completing the Post-Graduate Intelligence Program at the Defense 
Intelligence College and Spanish instruction at the Defense Language 
Institute in Monterey, CA, Colonel McCreedy was assigned to the U.S. 
Southern Command in Panama as a country analyst in the J2. Following 
Operation JUST CAUSE, he was assigned to Fort Hood, TX, where he was a 
G2 Operations Officer in the Third Corps, commanded a CI/IPW Company in 
the 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion, and served as the S3 Plans 
Officer for the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade.
  After attending school at Fort Leavenworth, KS, Colonel McCreedy 
served in Germany as the V Corps G2 Plans Officer, S3 of the 302nd 
Military Intelligence Battalion, and S3 of the 205th Military 
Intelligence Brigade. He then served as a member of the Commander's 
Initiatives Group while on duty in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. 
Returning from Europe in 1999, he served as a Fellow at the National 
Security Agency at Fort Meade, prior to his assignment to Fort Gordon, 
GA, as commander of the 201st Military Intelligence Battalion. He next 
was appointed professor of military science at Old Dominion University 
in Norfolk, VA. After attending the Army War College, Colonel McCreedy 
worked in the Force Transformation Office in the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense.
  Colonel McCreedy holds a bachelor's degree in history from Washington 
and Lee University, master's and doctorate degrees in history from the 
University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Military Art and 
Science from the Army Command and Staff College, and a Master of 
Strategic Studies from the Army War College. He is a graduate of both 
the Army's School of Advanced Military Studies and the Advanced 
Strategic Art Program.
  Among his awards and decorations, Colonel McCreedy has earned the 
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint 
Service Commendation Medal, and the NATO Medal.
  Mr. President, the Army, the State of Maryland, and the Nation are 
lucky to have had the service of such a great soldier. He will be 
sorely missed. Best wishes to Colonel McCreedy and his family.

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