Mr. President. David Cole. the officer in charge of the Memphis office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service is soon to retire. Today I wish to pay tribute to this dedicated civil servant. For 34 years David Cole has labored in the vineyards at INS. and. along the way. he earned a law degree from Memphis State University. All who have come in contact with Dave have been impressed with his knowledge. his dedication. and his integrity. David Aaron Cole joined the agency as an immigration patrol inspector on August 15. 1961. at Laredo. TX. following his graduation from Mississippi State University in Starkville. Dave answered the call during the Berlin crisis and entered the military. assuming active duty status on December 23. 1961. where he served until August 27. 1962. He then returned to the U.S. Border Patrol in Laredo. On January 6. 1966. Dave was promoted and transferred from the Border Patrol to Boston as a records and information specialist. In August 1967. he was promoted and transferred to records and information specialist in New York City and became chief of records in 1970. On November 19. 1970.
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