[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PAYING TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL EDGAR E. STANTON III'S 40 YEARS OF 
                         SERVICE TO OUR NATION

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                          HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 18, 2012

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to 
Lieutenant General Edgar E. Stanton III for his extraordinary 
dedication to duty and service to the United States of America. 
Lieutenant General Stanton will retire from active military duty in 
April 2012 after 40 distinguished years of service to the United States 
Army. Lieutenant General Edgar E. Stanton III has distinguished himself 
throughout his 40 years of service to his Nation by exceptionally 
meritorious service to the United States Army and the United States of 
America, culminating as the Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller). He is 
currently the Army's senior uniformed financial manager. Throughout his 
career, Lieutenant General Stanton has served in command and staff 
positions at every level from the Finance Section, to the Army 
Secretariat, including Commander, 18th Finance Group; Commandant, US 
Army Finance School; Deputy Chief of Staff, Resource Management, 
TRADOC, and Commanding General, US Army Soldier Support Institute. 
During his tours as the Director, Army Budget and Military Deputy to 
the Assistant Secretary, Lieutenant General Stanton was directly and 
intimately involved in supervising the formulation, justification, and 
execution of Army Appropriations valued at over $1.5 trillion.
  As the Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army (Financial Management & Comptroller) since July 2008, Lieutenant 
General Stanton continued to be instrumental in resourcing the Army at 
war, and was also intimately involved in the planning for the force of 
the future in a rapidly changing strategic and economic environment. He 
helped senior Army leaders maintain a strategic focus in these efforts 
and craft a story that can be clearly understood by leaders at the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Congress.
  Throughout his tenure as both the Director, Army Budget and Military 
Deputy for Budget, Lieutenant General Stanton forged and maintained 
countless valuable relationships with Congressional members and 
staffers, key leaders at the Office of Management and Budget, 
leadership in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and with his 
Service counterparts. These relationships were critical communications 
links when the Army needed to provide key information and have a voice 
in critical resource decisions that affected its programs. Lieutenant 
General Stanton's exemplary leadership and selfless devotion to duty 
has touched fully two generations of Soldiers, Department of the Army 
Civilians, and their Families. His integrity and credibility are 
unsurpassed, and expertise is unquestioned. Lieutenant General 
Stanton's 40 years of service to our Army and the Nation can only be 
characterized as distinguished.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a grateful nation, I join my colleagues 
today in saying thank you to Lieutenant General Edgar E. Stanton III, 
for his extraordinary dedication to duty and service to his country 
throughout his distinguished career in the United States Army and we 
wish him, his wife Paula M. Stanton, his sons Edgar ``Chip'' E. Stanton 
IV, LTC Paul Stanton, and William ``Billy'' Stanton, all the best in 
his well-deserved retirement.

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