[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1836]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MICHAEL GREENE

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 2012

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Michael Greene's 
21 years of service on Missouri's Eighth Congressional District Service 
Academy Review Board. Membership on this board is an important public 
service and one that I entrust only to those who have truly shown 
quality of character and judgment. An exceptional example is Michael 
Greene.
  I want to thank Michael for his service to the Eighth Congressional 
District and to the five branches of military in our great nation. His 
leadership on the Service Academy Review Board has been influential in 
the lives of countless young men and women from southern Missouri who 
have worked hard to better themselves in the service of our country.
  As an advocate for our nation's five service academies, I have relied 
on his sound judgment and good guidance. Michael has always taken 
seriously the important task of reviewing the applications of students 
who seek an appointment to the service academies, encouraging them in 
their decision-making process and furthering a long, proud tradition of 
military service. Because our congressional district is so well 
represented at the nation's service academies, we also have a 
reputation for producing motivated, honorable young people who are 
earnest in their desire to serve others, steadfast in their obligation 
to defend freedom, and pure in their patriotic love for America. 
Michael shares these virtues with the young Missourians he has helped 
to nominate and place in positions of leadership in all branches of the 
armed services.
  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate everything he has done for 
the Service Academy Review Board program to further its aims and to 
achieve its goals. I deeply appreciate his role in this important 
congressional responsibility. Like our Americans in uniform, Michael 
volunteered for this duty, and he has long served ably, honorably and 
well.

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