[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11726-11727]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF COLONEL THOMAS MOE

  (Mr. STIVERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a true American 
hero for his dedicated public service,

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Tom Moe, who is a colonel in the Air Force and is from Lancaster, Ohio. 
He's retiring after 46 years of service to our Nation and our State.
  While in the Vietnam war, serving in the United States Air Force, he 
endured 5 years of torture and isolation as a prisoner of war. In his 
civilian life, he dedicated his career to serving veterans. Most 
recently, joining Governor John Kasich's cabinet as director of the 
Department of Veterans Services, he also served as the Ohio director 
for Troops to Teachers in the Department of Education, and he served as 
director of the Fairfield County Office of Emergency Management and 
Homeland Security.
  Through his career, Colonel Moe has rightfully earned a number of 
public service awards and decorations, including two Silver Stars, a 
Distinguished Flying Cross, a Bronze Star Medal for valor, and two 
Purple Hearts. He was also inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame 
in 2009 by Governor Ted Strickland.
  I'm truly honored to call Colonel Moe a friend, and I join hopefully 
with the other Members of Congress in wishing him a happy retirement.

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