Honoring Major General Roger E. Combs

HONORING MAJOR GENERAL ROGER E. COMBS -- (Extensions of Remarks - June 04, 2004)

SPEECH OF
HON. SAM GRAVES
OF MISSOURI
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2004

Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Major General Roger E. Combs, former Assistant Adjutant General/Air of the Missouri National Guard, Deputy Commander of the Missouri Joint Forces Headquarters, and Air National Guard Assistant to Commander, First Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Major General Combs was recently promoted and re-assigned to a most prestigious position as Director, J-5, at the National Guard Bureau in Washington, DC.

The General has been a member of the armed services since 1968 when he attended Officer Candidate School in the United States Marine Corps. Having served a tour of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, he is an aircraft commander and has earned ratings as a Naval Aviator and Senior Army Aviator even though he holds no United States Air Force rating. General Combs is nationally recognized for his expertise in long range and strategic planning and is a former member of the ANG Director's Committee of Advisors serving on two committees at the national level. In 2002, he was appointed to the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee. Major General Combs is a former member of the 139th Airlift Wing located in St. Joseph, MO.

Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in commending the career as well as the future of Major General Roger E. Combs, who exemplifies stellar qualities of dedication and service to Northwest Missouri and the United States of America.