[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8626]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RETIREMENT OF COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR SHANE LAKE

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                           HON. KURT SCHRADER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 2, 2017

  Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Command Sergeant Major Shane Lake on his retirement from the Oregon 
Army National Guard.
  Born in Farmington, New Mexico Command Sergeant Major Lake enlisted 
in the United States Army in 1990. Currently, he serves as the State 
Command Sergeant Major for the Oregon Army National Guard. While 
serving his country, Command Sergeant Major Lake also worked to earn a 
Bachelor of Science in Social Science with a minor in Psychology from 
Portland State University, and works as a Field Sales Engineer in the 
electronics industry.
  Among his countless assignments throughout his exemplary military 
career, Command Sergeant Major Lake spent multiple overseas deployments 
to the Middle East and completed a number of humanitarian missions 
throughout the world. A highly decorated veteran, just some of his 
service awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal 
with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War 
on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service 
Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal 
to name a few.
  Command Sergeant Major Lake represents our very best that the great 
state of Oregon and our country have to offer. The State of Oregon, the 
Oregon National Guard, and his soldiers will miss the experience and 
leadership he brought to every mission.
  I humbly thank Command Sergeant Major Lake for his many years of 
service to the State of Oregon as well as to our country. May his 
deserved retirement treat him well.

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