[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12917]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL RICHARD L. KIRCHNER FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE 
                            CIVIL AIR PATROL

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 2009

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Lieutenant 
Colonel Richard L. Kirchner for his 29 years of service to the Civil 
Air Patrol. Col. Kirchner retired in February after developing the 
Anoka Composite Squadron and serving as its Commander three times.
  After joining the Civil Air Patrol in 1980, Col. Kirchner started the 
Anoka Composite Squadron in 1982 with just one member. Today, it stands 
at nearly 100 members and has produced leaders in the Civil Air Patrol, 
the U.S. Air Force, in business and the public sector across the 
country. Col. Kirchner was involved with every aspect of the Civil Air 
Patrol including Emergency Services, Aerospace Education and the Cadet 
program to help develop anyone interested in civil service. I am 
confident that the Squadron will be led by other fine commanders and 
engage in new and challenging missions in years to come, standing on 
the firm foundation laid by Col. Kirchner.
  It is my privilege to honor Lieutenant Colonel Richard L. Kirchner 
for his three decades of dedicated service to the Civil Air Patrol and 
I want to thank Col. Kirchner for the role he has played in so many 
Minnesota lives. His commitment to honor and duty, country and 
community and his nurturing relationship with the members of the 
Squadron are a model for all of us on how to lead and teach. We are all 
so grateful for his service.

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