October 2, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2199 

Summary: To provide tactical forces at the 

infantry squad level the capability to enroll/ 

identify persons of interest when and where 

encountered and to communicate data up to 

battalion level to provide real-time threat mitigation. 

Account: RTDE Air Force. 

Title: Expert Organization Development System (EXODUS). 

Recipient: Triune Software, Inc., 4027 Col. 

Glenn Hwy—STE 330, Beavercreek, OH 

45431. 

Summary: To provide numerous benefits to 

the Air Force Material Command (AFMC) as 

well as other AF organizations. 

Account: Operations and Management 

Army. 

Title: Records Management Pilot Program. 

Recipient: National Veterans Technology 

Consortium, 3786 Oakwood Avenue, 

Austintown, Ohio 44515. 

Summary: To develop a proof-of-concept 

program to digitize, tag, and database Army 

records and operational material for the Nat’l 

Veterans Technology Consortium (NVTC). 

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GULFSTREAM CELEBRATES 50TH 

ANNIVERSARY 

HON. JOHN BARROW OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, October 2, 2008 

Mr. BARROW. Madam Speaker, I rise today 

to celebrate a milestone in the aviation industry and in Savannah, Georgia: the 50th anniversary of flight for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a world-class company that has become the leader in business aviation. 

Fifty years ago, Grumman Aerospace was 

based in Bethpage, New York. That year, 

Grumman test pilots Carl Alber and Fred 

Rowley took the first aircraft specifically designed for business travel—the Gulfstream I 

twin-engine turboprop—on its maiden flight. 

Since that first flight, Grumman Aerospace 

has become Gulfstream Aerospace, a company with a strong Savannah presence. Over 

the past 50 years—40 of those years in Savannah—Gulfstream has manufactured more 

than 1,800 aircraft. Thirty-four governments 

operate Gulfstream jets, and 22 countries use 

Gulfstream aircraft to transport their heads-ofstate. 

Today, Gulfstream employs more than 

6,000 people in Savannah alone, making it the 

city’s largest manufacturing employer. And 

Gulfstream is committed to Savannah’s future. 

Their long-range facilities master plan calls for 

an investment of more than $400 million over 

seven years. Gulfstream announced their plan 

in March of 2006 and is already well on its 

way to completing it. 

On August 22 of this year, Gulfstream dedicated the second phase of its Research and 

Development Center, which is part of that 

master plan. I had the honor of attending that 

event, and I look forward to attending more 

like it in the years to come. 

I congratulate the employees of Gulfstream 

Aerospace Corporation, and its parent company General Dynamics, on the 50th anniversary of Gulfstream flight. And I commend them 

for their commitment to the aviation industry 

and to their community. Congratulations on a 

job well done! 

HONORING INDIANA STATE 

SENATOR MARVIN RIEGSECKER 

HON. JOE DONNELLY OF INDIANA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, October 2, 2008 

Mr. DONNELLY. Madam Speaker, today I 

rise to honor the life of distinguished Indiana 

State Senator Marvin Riegsecker. Senator 

Riegsecker, age 71, succumbed to his long 

battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 30, 

2008. 

Senator Riegsecker’s career in the Indiana 

State Senate began in 1988, and he became 

renowned and respected for his bipartisan approach to pressing issues in our great State of 

Indiana. He championed the causes of those 

who suffer, such as providing services to 

those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities and protecting seniors and 

other consumers from counterfeit prescription 

drugs. These efforts justly brought him national recognition from legislative and public 

health associations. He also played an integral 

role in the promotion of higher education, 

helping to include a $16 million allocation in 

the biennial state budget for a new Ivy Tech 

Community College campus in Elkhart. Senator Riegsecker chaired the Senate Committee on Commerce, Public Policy and Interstate Cooperation and was ranking member of 

the Senate Committee on Energy and Environmental Affairs. He also served as a member of the Senate Committee on Health and 

Provider Services. 

Senator Riegsecker’s illustrious service was 

commemorated by many awards including the 

Elkhart Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime 

Achievement Award, the Indiana Optometric 

Association’s Outstanding Service in the Public Interest Award, and the Henry Cade Memorial Award. 

Prior to his career in the state legislature, 

Senator Riegsecker earned his Bachelor of 

Science degree from the University of Colorado’s School of Pharmacy and became a pillar in the pharmaceutical profession. He began 

his public service career in Indiana as Elkhart 

County Coroner from 1977 to 1984 and was 

elected County Commissioner from 1985 to 

1988. 

Senator Riegsecker’s legacy as a public 

servant will be defined by his passionate advocacy and his legislative integrity. He will be 

dearly missed by his family, his constituents, 

and by Hoosiers across the State. It is with 

great pride and honor that I rise today to 

honor a great man, Indiana State Senator 

Marvin Riegsecker. 

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HONORING ASHER D. ALLMAN 

HON. SAM GRAVES OF MISSOURI

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, October 2, 2008 

Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly 

pause to recognize Asher D. Allman of Kansas City, Missouri. Asher is a very special 

young man who has exemplified the finest 

qualities of citizenship and leadership by taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1447, and earning the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. 

Asher has been very active with his troop, 

participating in many Scout activities. Over the 

many years Asher has been involved with 

Scouting, he has not only earned numerous 

merit badges, but also the respect of his family, peers, and community. 

Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join 

me in commending Asher D. Allman for his 

accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of 

America and for his efforts put forth in achieving the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. 

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HONORING CONGRESSMAN TERRY 

EVERTT 

HON. SILVESTRE REYES 

OF TEXAS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, October 2, 2008 

Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 

honor our colleague Congressman TERRY

EVERETT who is retiring from the House of 

Representatives after serving the people of 

the second district of Alabama for 16 years. 

I have had the honor of serving with Congressman EVERETT on House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House 

Armed Services Committee. We served together under both Republican and Democratic 

majorities, but no matter which party led the 

House of Representatives, TERRY’s commitment to his constituents and to protecting our 

Nation was unwavering. 

I first had the opportunity to work closely 

with Representative EVERETT when I served 

as ranking member of the Strategic Forces 

Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee. As chairman of the Strategic Forces 

Subcommittee, he led efforts to examine our 

Nation’s policies on missile defense and military space. The subcommittee also conducted 

extensive oversight of issues nuclear weapons, and we worked with the Department of 

Energy to make needed improvements in security for some of our Nation’s most sensitive 

nuclear materials and information. 

During our tenure as chairman and ranking 

member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Congressman EVERETT and I visited military facilities and laboratories throughout the country so that we could hear firsthand 

from subject matter experts the challenges 

facing our national security infrastructure. In 

addition to providing us with needed insight 

into critical issues, those trips and the time we 

spent together in Washington, gave me a window into TERRY’s warm nature, his subtle 

sense of humor, and his unending devotion to 

his beloved home State of Alabama. 

On the subject of devotion without limits, 

Terry’s beloved wife Barbara has been his 

rock through his time in service here in Congress. Her love and support has been vital to 

his service, and I am sure that she will be glad 

to have him back in Alabama full-time. 

Madam/Speaker, I rise today to honor my 

good friend and colleague Congressman 

TERRY EVERETT. As he leaves Congress, he is 

leaving our Nation and our world a safer place 

for future generations. 


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