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He is the Vice President-at-Large of the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc., 

Past President of the General Baptist State 

Convention of MO/KS/NE; Past Chairman of 

the Congress of National Black Churches and 

current Board Member of the Congress of National Black Churches. He has served as a 

Commissioner of Highway and Transportation 

for the State of Missouri and to the Municipal 

Judicial Commission for Jackson County. He 

also serves as an Executive Board member of 

the Jazz District Redevelopment Corporation. 

Dr. Hartsfield is highly sought after by national, state, and local public servants as an 

advisor because of the fellowship he has 

among black leaders and clergy. He also is in 

much demand as a guest speaker in many 

areas nationally. He has served as adjunct 

Professor and guest lecturer at numerous colleges and universities across the nation. Dr. 

Hartsfield has served and currently serves on 

several Boards of Directors for various colleges and organizations. He is the recipient of 

numerous honors and awards. In January 

2008, I was proud to introduce a bill in Congress to rename the Parkway Post Office in 

my Kansas City district to the Wallace S. 

Hartsfield, Sr. Post Office. 

He is married to the former Matilda Hopkins 

of Brunswick, GA. He and Mrs. Hartsfield are 

the parents of four children, Pamela Faith, 

Danise Hope, Ruby Love, and Wallace S. 

Hartsfield, II. They are the proud grandparents 

of seven and great-grand parents of five. 

For those reasons and more, it is indeed an 

honor and privilege to welcome and congratulate Rev. Dr. Wallace Hartsfield, Sr. on his induction into the 2012 Missouri Walk of Fame. 

Mr. Speaker, please join me in expressing 

our appreciation to Reverend Doctor Wallace 

Hartsfield, Sr. and his endless commitment to 

serving the residents of the State of Missouri 

and the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan 

Area. He is a true role model, not just to the 

African-American community in Missouri, but 

to the entire community and the nation. May 

his success serve as a stepping stone for 

many other African-Americans eager to be just 

as successful in their endeavors. While it is 

but a small acknowledgement for all of the 

work he has done, it is a heartfelt gesture, taking strength from the many lives he has 

touched in our hometown. 

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HONORING HERBERT HOROWITZ 

HON. VERN BUCHANAN OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to 

honor, Mr. Herbert Horowitz of Sarasota, FL. 

Herb was born in Brooklyn, New York; his 

family moved to Fall River, Massachusetts. 

Herb entered the Army in 1941 and was honorable discharged in 1945. He is a World War 

II veteran who served in the European theater. 

After serving his country, Herb returned home 

and began a civilian life. Upon his discharge, 

he went into the manufacturing of Men’s 

Clothing. 

Married now for seventy years to his wife, 

Isbelle, they raised three children (David, Robert & Debra). They talk proudly of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Herb was 

active in various local religious and community 

organizations. Retiring to Sarasota with his 

wife Isbelle in 1984, Herb has been active in 

his synagogue, Temple Sinai, and is now a respected elder member. 

Herb still works out at the Sarasota Family 

YMCA, Evalyn Sadlier Jones Branch. Executive Director, Ben Pinegar, has said ‘‘Herb 

continues to be an inspiration to our senior 

members with his cheerful and positive outlook. His conscientious workout routine and 

his helpful attitude to other members is to be 

admired. He is also considered to be a mentor 

to some of our younger Y members. Herb 

helps to make our Y a family.’’ 

Herb will be ninety-five years young on November 17, 2012. I congratulate him and wish 

him many more happy birthdays. With Veteran’s Day approaching, I thank all of our veterans, of which Herb is an example. I thank 

our veterans for not only their service to our 

country, but also for what they have contributed to their communities. 

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TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT 

GENERAL PATRICK J. O’REILLY 

HON. MO BROOKS OF ALABAMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to 

pay tribute to Lieutenant General Patrick J. 

O’Reilly, United States Army and Director of 

the Missile Defense Agency. 

Lieutenant General O’Reilly will be retiring 

from the United States Army after 38 years of 

honorable and faithful service to the United 

States of America: four years as a cadet at 

West Point, and for 34 years as a Commissioned Officer. His service to this great nation 

spans nearly four decades that witnessed dramatic changes to the strategic national security landscape, organizational structure of the 

United States Army, and military services. 

From humble beginnings growing up in 

Richland, Texas, to working long hot summers 

as a teenager on his mother’s family farm in 

Davey, Nebraska, General O’Reilly recognized 

and believed that service to country was not 

only an obligation, but a calling. He entered 

West Point in 1974, at a time when many 

Americans shunned military service and military values as the United States exited the 

Vietnam War. 

He started his commissioned Army career 

as a Maintenance Officer; he later served as 

an Ordnance Officer and a Physics Instructor 

at West Point. He then transitioned to the 

Army Acquisition Corps where his contributions and leadership have strengthened the 

security of the United States, our friends, allies, and international partners. Like all distinguished military careers, General O’Reilly has 

served in many assignments, including joint 

assignments that culminated with his service 

as the Director of the Missile Defense Agency. 

General O’Reilly helped make missile defense a reality. He served as the Project Manager for the Directed Energy Directorate and 

as Program Manager for the Theater High Altitude Area Defense Missile Project of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, which 

later became the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. He also served as the Product 

Manager for the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 

Program. His outstanding work as an acquisition specialist and his engineering expertise 

earned him a career assignment as the Executive Officer to the Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, 

Logistics and Technology. 

The Army, the Joint Staff, and the nation 

recognized his talent and expertise and appointed him to be the Program Manager for 

the Theater High Altitude Area Defense system in 1999. The Army later assigned him to 

be the Program Executive Officer for the Combat Support/Combat Service Support Program 

to provide Up-Armored vehicles to combat 

troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

He returned to the Missile Defense Agency 

in 2005 and served as the Program Manager 

for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system (GMD). In this role, General O’Reilly 

oversaw the development and acquisition of 

one of the most important weapon systems in 

the history of the United States, one designed 

to defend the homeland against long-range 

ballistic missile attacks. General O’Reilly was 

instrumental in successfully advancing the program following a challenging period. During 

his tenure as Program Manager, the Missile 

Defense Agency conducted the first successful 

flight test of the operationally configured 

Ground-Based Interceptor, and executed the 

first successful intercept flight test of the GMD 

system. 

General O’Reilly’s work as the GMD Program manager directly contributed to the fielding of the nation’s first limited defense capability, the operational Ground-based Midcourse 

Defense System that was part of the initial 

Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). This 

was the first ever deployed system to protect 

the United States homeland against a limited 

ICBM attack. His achievements and technical 

missile defense knowledge were well recognized by civilian and military leadership, and 

as a result, he was assigned in January 2007 

to be the Missile Defense Agency’s Deputy Director. Just a little over a year later, following 

his elevation to Deputy Director, the Department of Defense hand-picked General O’Reilly 

to be promoted to Lieutenant General. He was 

then nominated by the President of the United 

States and confirmed by the United States 

Senate to become the Director of the Missile 

Defense Agency. 

As the Director of the Missile Defense 

Agency, General O’Reilly successfully applied 

his insightful and decisive leadership to a series of national and international challenges as 

the Agency developed, tested, fielded, and expanded the BMDS to protect the United 

States, its deployed forces, and allies and 

friends against the growing and diverse threat 

posed by ballistic missiles. 

As Director, he completed the construction 

of an additional missile field in Alaska for the 

GMD infrastructure to ensure a more robust 

defense of the homeland. As part of this plan, 

he made a commitment to Congress and the 

American people to field and deploy 30 

Ground Base Interceptors by the end of 2010, 

and he fulfilled this important milestone in 

September 2010. He also initiated a Ground 

Based Interceptor fleet refurbishment and reliability enhancement program that resulted in 

upgrades and improvements to 10 Ground 

Based missiles deployed at Fort Greely, Alaska. Moreover, under his direction, the Missile 

Defense Agency completed the upgrades and 

integration of the Thule Early Warning Radar 

in Greenland, and the Clear Early Warning 

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In January 2009, strategic direction on how 

the nation would deploy missile defenses in 

Europe directed a renewed focus on the ballistic missile threat from the Middle East to our 

NATO European allies. General O’Reilly was 

called upon to work with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Department 

of State to develop and implement a four 

phased plan for the deployment of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA). 

His work resulted in a unique solution to 

phase and convert shipped-based SM–3 missiles for land-based use. In December 2011, 

General O’Reilly and the Missile Defense 

Agency achieved a historical milestone by 

issuing a technical declaration for EPAA 

Phase 1 in December 2011. As a result, the 

United States has now successfully deployed 

a command and control battle management 

system in Germany and a forward-based radar 

in Turkey, and has assigned an Aegis Ballistic 

Missile Defense (BMD) ship to patrol the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. 

During his tenure, his organization further 

completed BMD installations on 11 Aegis warships, including the upgrade of three ships 

from 3.6 to 4.0.1, giving them a ballistic missile defense capability utilizing the most capable interceptors available. During this time the 

Aegis BMD program delivered 66 SM–3 IA 

interceptors and four SM–3 IBs for flight testing. At the tactical level, he oversaw the delivery of the United States Artny’s first two operational THAAD batteries, initiated production 

of two additional THAAD batteries, and managed the delivery of 51 THAAD interceptors to 

meet the needs of our Combatant Commanders and the needs of our allies. 

General O’Reilly’s missile defense vision extended far beyond the current set of fielded 

and planned capabilities. During his tenure, 

the nation witnessed the Airborne Laser Test 

Bed (ALTB) demonstrate revolutionary technology by achieving two historic shoot-downs 

of two short-range ballistic missile targets 

using directed energy technology. He also advocated and began program implementation to 

provide Precision Tracking Space System satellites to one day provide persistent overhead 

coverage from space as well as birth to death 

tracking of enemy ballistic missiles. 

Mr. Speaker, these are but a few of the 

many accomplishments in General O’Reilly’s 

storied and distinguished career. As I reviewed his experiences and contributions, I 

am reminded that his career has made national security history, and that he has also 

provided a vision for future generations of military officers. 

I also believe all distinguished careers are 

helped, aided, and encouraged by friends and 

family. As a nation we also owe a debt of gratitude to General O’Reilly’s wife, Judith, and his 

two daughters, Siobhan and Brighid. General 

O’Reilly and family, thank you for your service 

to God and Country. General O’Reilly, you 

have held true to your West Point Class of 

1978 motto—‘‘Proud and Great ‘78.’’ 

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IN REMEMBRANCE OF JAMES M. 

NAUGHTON 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

honor the life of newsman James M. 

Naughton who died at the age of 73 from 

complications of prostate cancer. He is survived by his wife Diana, three daughters, one 

son, and four grandchildren. 

Mr. Naughton was born in Painesville, Ohio 

and earned his college degree from the University of Notre Dame while working summers 

at the local newspaper, The Painesville Telegraph. Upon his graduation in 1960, he served 

as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps for two 

years. In 1962, Naughton found himself back 

in Ohio writing about politics and urban affairs 

for the Cleveland Plain Dealer—a job he held 

for seven years. 

From 1969 to 1977, Mr. Naughton worked 

at the New York Times as a White House and 

national correspondent covering the Nixon, 

Ford and Carter eras. During his tenure on the 

Times, he covered such stories as when Senator Muskie emotionally responded to a New 

Hampshire newspaper’s attack aimed at his 

wife, former Vice President Agnew’s admission of tax evasion in order to avoid bribery 

charges, and the Congressional impeachment 

hearings that arose out of the Nixon Watergate scandal. He later served as executive 

editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer during the 

time they earned 18 Pulitzers in 17 years, and 

from 1996 to 2003, Naughton served as the 

President of the Poynter Institute for Media 

Studies in St. Petersburg, FL where he eventually retired. 

Jim Naughton was a ‘‘prank loving’’ reporter 

with a witty spirit. He was known for showing 

up to a presidential news conference wearing 

the head of a chicken costume, and often 

placed a wide variety of animals in his colleagues’ offices; he always believed such a 

mischievous spirit provided for an atmosphere 

of creativity and cohesion. 

Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me 

in honoring the life and achievements of 

James M. Naughton. 

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OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL 

DEBT 

HON. MIKE COFFMAN OF COLORADO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, 

on January 20, 2009, the day President 

Obama took office; the national debt was $ 

10,626,877,048,913.08. 

Today, it is $ 16,020,975,194,914.83. We’ve 

added $5,394,098,146,001.80 dollars to our 

debt in 31⁄2 years. This is $5.3 trillion in debt 

our nation, our economy, and our children 

could have avoided with a balanced budget 

amendment. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. PAUL C. BROUN OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on 

rollcall No. 579 had I been present, I would 

have voted ‘‘no.’’ 

IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF SERGEANT FIRST 

CLASS KITO KAJUAN WILKINS 

HON. MIKE ROGERS OF ALABAMA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I 

ask for the House’s attention today to recognize Sergeant First Class Kito Kajuan Wilkins, 

who will be retiring from the US Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade. 

Originally from Anniston, Alabama, Wilkins 

entered the Army in 1992. Upon graduation 

from boot camp, he became a Bradley Vehicle 

Driver at Fort Benning, Georgia. Soon after, 

he became a Squad Leader and Platoon Sergeant in Illesheim, Germany. From 1999– 

2002, he was stationed in Fort Hood, where 

he served as a Technical Inspector. After 

serving as a recruiter in San Antonio, Wilkins 

was deployed to Iraq to support Operation 

Iraqi Freedom. After his deployment to Iraq, 

Wilkins served in Fort Eustis, Virginia as an 

Instructor. From 2008–2010, he was stationed 

at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, as a Platoon Sergeant and Section Chief. Currently, his duty 

location is Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, 

Georgia. While stationed there he has deployed to Pakistan, where he took part in the 

Pakistani Humanitarian Mission Flood Relief, 

and Afghanistan, where he served his final deployment. 

Because of his dedication to our country, 

SFC Wilkins has received countless awards. 

These include: 7 Army Accommodation Medals, five Army Achievement Medals, six Army 

Good Conduct Medals, two National Defense 

Service Medals, one Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, one Global War on Terror 

Service Medal, one Silver Recruiter Badge 

and one Basic Marksmanship Qualification 

Badge. 

In addition to his dutiful service to our country, SFC Wilkins is a tireless volunteer. He has 

logged over 1,500 volunteer community service hours teaching youth football, basketball 

and soccer. Because of his volunteer efforts, 

Wilkins has received two Humanitarian Service Medals, a Military Outstanding Volunteer 

Service Medal, an Army Service Ribbon and 

two Overseas Service Ribbons. 

Mr. Speaker, I offer my sincerest gratitude 

to SFC Wilkins, a true American hero, for his 

service to our nation. 

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IN RECOGNITION OF THE 89TH ANNUAL FEAST OF ST. WENCESLAUS 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 

recognition of the Czech Catholics of Greater 

Cleveland on the occasion of their 89th Annual Feast of St. Wenceslaus on September 

29, 2012 at St. John Nepomucene Parish. 

St. Wenceslaus is the patron saint of the 

Czech Republic. Every year, his feast day, 

September 28th, is celebrated by Czech communities around the world. St. Wenceslaus 

was the leader of Old Bohemia during the 


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