[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17402]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANCIS J. CURTIS

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                            HON. STEVE KAGEN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, I rise here today to pay tribute to 
Lieutenant Colonel Francis J. Curtis as he relinquishes command of the 
432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  Lt. Col. Curtis assumed command of the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion 
in October 2007. He has served in key positions as a U.S. Army Civil 
Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) officer, with a 
special focus on the conflict in Iraq. Under Lt. Col. Curtis's command, 
his battalion was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 
late 2007 through late 2008. Prior to his deployment with the 432nd, he 
also served in Iraq from March 2003 through April 2004.
  During his 24 years of exceptional service to this country in the 
United States Army Reserve, Lt. Col. Curtis has been awarded the Bronze 
Star Medal (3rd Award), Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army 
Commendation Medal (6th Award), Army Achievement Medal (3rd Award), 
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (31rd Award), National 
Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Global War on Terrorism 
Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism 
Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/M Device, Br. Hourglass, 
Roman Numeral 2, Army Service Ribbon, Reserve Components Overseas 
Training Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Presidential Unit Citation 
(Navy), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Meritorious Unit 
Commendation, Army Superior Unit Award, Combat Action Badge, and the 
Parachutist Badge.
  Lt. Col Curtis will turn over his command to Lt. Col. William A. 
Vaughn of the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Greensboro, North 
Carolina on October 2, 2010 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  Madam Speaker, I honor Lieutenant Colonel Curtis for his service to 
our country and the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in saluting a truly extraordinary member of our 
community.

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