[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONOR COLONEL DANA R. HURST

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Colonel Dana R. 
Hurst, who will retire from the United States Army effective October 1, 
2009, after more than twenty-seven years of service to our nation.
  Colonel Hurst, originally from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, graduated from 
Kansas State University with a Baccalaureate of Science Degree in Civil 
Engineering. In June of 1982, Dana enlisted in the Infantry where he 
was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers after 
completion of Officer Candidate School. His command and staff 
assignments have carried him all over the United States as well as 
several posts overseas. His first-rate service has earned him major 
military awards and decorations including the Defense Meritorious 
Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and 
Army Achievement Medal.
  For the past three years, Colonel Hurst has been the Commander and 
District Engineer of the Huntington District U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers. He has had the responsibility of carrying out the districts 
mission within the Ohio River Basin, which includes more than 300 
navigable miles of the Ohio River in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, 
plus nine major tributaries. Within the 2nd congressional district of 
West Virginia, Colonel Hurst has played a vital role in completing a 
100 foot by 800 foot lock at Marmet which has considerably shortened 
the time the navigation industry uses while reducing costs when moving 
West Virginia products to national and international markets.
  It is an honor to recognize Colonel Dana R. Hurst as he retires from 
the United States Army. I want to congratulate him for his more than 
twenty years of service and hope he enjoys his retirement with his wife 
Ingrid and two children, Garrett and Mallory.

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