[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14932]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT WILLIAMS ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                        HON. TODD RUSSELL PLATTS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 2010

  Mr. PLATTS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Major General 
Robert Williams, 47th Commandant of the United States Army War College. 
Just last month, Major General Williams retired after serving our 
nation admirably for 36 years.
  Major General Williams is a highly decorated officer who served in a 
number of combat and non-combat assignments. His assignments included: 
Tank Company Commander in the 4th Battalion, 63d Armor at Fort Riley, 
Kansas; Executive Officer of the 3d Battalion, 67th Armor at Fort Hood, 
Texas; Assistant Division Commander (Support) for the 1st Infantry 
Division in Schweinfurt, Germany; Deputy Chief of Staff, G3/Operations, 
HQ Allied Command Europe, Rapid Reaction Corps, Moenchengladbach, 
Germany; and Commanding General of the United States Armor Center at 
Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was also deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, in support 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the C3 for CJTF-7.
  In January 2008, Major General Williams was assigned as the 47th 
Commandant of the United States Army War College in Carlisle, 
Pennsylvania. I had the distinct privilege to interact regularly with 
Major General Williams during his tenure at the Ware College and 
witnessed first-hand his exemplary leadership. Major General Williams' 
candor and passion for the Professional Military Education (PME) system 
helped to strengthen the critically important mission of the War 
College and thereby enhance the strategic leadership qualities of the 
College's graduates.
  It is with great admiration that I congratulate Major General 
Williams on his well-deserved retirement and express my heartfelt 
gratitude for his patriotic service to our nation. I and all Americans 
are forever indebted to him.

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