[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   FORT LEAVENWORTH CHANGE OF COMMAND

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Last week I had the immense pleasure of joining the 
folks at Fort Leavenworth for the Change of Command ceremony to welcome 
Lieutenant General David Perkins as the new commanding general of Fort 
Leavenworth, home of the prestigious Command and General Staff College.
  It was fitting that General Perkins, a West Point grad, distinguished 
Iraq war commander and decorated career serviceman, took his post 
during Military Family Appreciation Month as his two children, Chad and 
Cassandra, both serve in the Army. There is no doubt that General 
Perkins, his wife, Ginger, and their two wonderful children exemplify 
what it means to be a military family.
  I want to extend a warm welcome to General Perkins and my deepest 
thanks to departing General Robert Caslen, who has left Fort 
Leavenworth for his new post as Chief of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
  Thank you both for your service to the Fort Leavenworth community and 
to our country.

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