[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17937]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN L. ``JACK'' HUDSON

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                           HON. STEVE AUSTRIA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 15, 2009

  Mr. AUSTRIA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Lieutenant 
General John L. ``Jack'' Hudson, for his outstanding service to our 
Nation on the occasion of his retirement.
  On behalf of the people of Ohio's Seventh Congressional District, I 
am honored to congratulate Lieutenant General Hudson upon his 
retirement as the Commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center at 
Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
  His dedicated service to the citizens of our Nation and our area is 
both admirable and commendable. Hudson received his commission in 1971 
upon his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Since that time, 
he has served as a T-38 instructor pilot; an A-10 pilot, instructor 
pilot and flight examiner; and test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base.
  Over the course of his distinguished career, he has also served as 
the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International 
Affairs. Most recently, Lieutenant General Hudson has served as the 
Commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright Patterson Air 
Force Base, a position from which he will retire in 2009.
  For his many years of service to our Nation, I join the people of 
Ohio's Seventh Congressional District in extending our best wishes upon 
his retirement and wish him ongoing success in all future endeavors.

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