Mr. President. today I wish to acknowledge the retirement and to honor the service of a fellow Virginian. a true patriot. and a career civil servant of the Department of Defense who has given 39 years of dedicated military and civilian service to our country. Mr. Ralph Conte was born in Ponza. Italy. in 1940. He immigrated to the United States in January 1956 whereupon he studied engineering at New York University. He was commissioned as an Air Force officer through OTS in June 1967. and his first assignment was at Aviano Air Base. Italy. His military career included serving in Vietnam as a member of the premier combat engineering unit in the Air Force. known as RED HORSE.
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