1998CRE99 SALUTE TO COLONEL PETER A. HADLEY

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SALUTE TO COLONEL PETER A. HADLEY

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HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

of california

in the house of representatives

Wednesday, February 4, 1998

Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to salute Colonel Peter
Hadley for many years of outstanding service to his country and
community on the occasion of his retirement.
I have known Peter Hadley for over forty years and I can attest to
his devotion to the United States and his home State of California.
Following graduation in 1964 from the California Military Academy,
Colonel Hadley was commissioned a second lieutenant in the California
National Guard and the United States Army. He soon distinguished
himself in a variety of important command and staff positions
culminating in his assignment as the Director for Reserve Affairs in
the Pentagon's Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Research, Development and Acquisition.
During his outstanding career, Colonel Hadley received numerous
decorations and awards including the Legion of Merit, Meritorious
Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Commendation
Medal, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with five Oak
Leaf Clusters), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces
Reserve Medal (with two Hourglass Devices), and the California
Commendation Medal with Pendant (with three Oak Leaf Clusters). He
retired on January thirtieth, 1998 after thirty-four years of service
to the California National Guard and the United States Army.
In addition, Colonel Hadley had a distinguished career with the
California Department of Transportation from 1960 to 1985. He was an
associate transportation engineer and a registered professional
engineer in the State of California. In this capacity, he received an
award for the design, development and fielding of equipment to monitor
air pollution in Los Angeles, California.
I have had the great pleasure of not only knowing Colonel Hadley but
also knowing his father and mother, Al and Cecelia Hadley, since I was
a boy growing up in Huntington Park. Al Hadley was my Scout Leader and
he had a tremendously positive influence on my life as he did on the
lives of his two children, Peter and David. Both Al and Cecelia Hadley
can be proud for having raised such a wonderful family.
It has been an honor to have known Colonel Hadley for these many
years. During that time he has been responsible for numerous
accomplishments and outstanding contributions to our Nation's defense.
He will be missed greatly in both the United States Army and by all
those who worked with him throughout his military career.
His innumerable contributions will serve as a legacy to his years of
dedication. I want to congratulate him and wish him the very best in
his retirement.

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