[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16476-16477]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL ROGER McCLELLAN

 Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, today I wish to acknowledge and 
thank BG Roger McClellan, who will retire from the Arkansas Army 
National Guard at the end of this month after proudly serving 36 years.
  A native of Warren, AR, Brigadier General McClellan, is a veteran of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and has served in a variety of positions in the 
Arkansas Army National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade, including 
Battalion Commander, Civil Affairs Officer S-5, and Deputy Commander of 
the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
  Since January 1, 2008, Brigadier General McClellan has served as the 
Arkansas Army National Guard Land Component Commander, where he has 
been responsible for the overall readiness, training, maintenance, and 
operational employment of the units assigned and attached to the 
Arkansas Army National Guard, a position which he has commanded with 
distinction.
  Brigadier General McClellan is a graduate of the University of 
Arkansas

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at Monticello and has earned master's degrees from Louisiana Tech 
University in 1983 and the United States Army War College in 2003. He 
has received numerous awards and decorations for his service to our 
country, which include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service 
Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge. He and his wife, Patricia, reside 
in Edinburg, AR, and are the proud grandparents of Wren, Avery, and 
Jackson.
  Brigadier General McClellan has been a valued servant to the people 
of Arkansas and the United States of America. Our State and Nation have 
been fortunate to have had his 36 years of service, and I thank him 
again for his dedication and commitment to keeping our Nation and State 
safe.

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