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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.___
1 2 BY CONNOLLY
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution honoring Brigadier General
1 4 John A. Tymeson upon the occasion of his retirement.
1 5 WHEREAS, General John A. Tymeson was born and
1 6 raised in Storm Lake, Iowa, and graduated from Buena
1 7 Vista College; and
1 8 WHEREAS, General Tymeson enlisted in the Army on
1 9 June 27, 1967, as a Warrant Officer Candidate, and
1 10 following a year of flight training was appointed a
1 11 Warrant Officer Army Aviator; and
1 12 WHEREAS, General Tymeson received a direct
1 13 commission to First Lieutenant while serving in the
1 14 Republic of Vietnam as a medical evacuation helicopter
1 15 pilot; and
1 16 WHEREAS, General Tymeson has graduated from the
1 17 Armor Officer Advanced Course, Command and General
1 18 Staff College, and the United States Air Force War
1 19 College; and
1 20 WHEREAS, General Tymeson has served in many
1 21 command-level and battalion-level assignments, and his
1 22 state-level assignments have included State Aviation
1 23 Operations Officer, Aviation Safety and
1 24 Standardization Officer, Director of Army Aviation,
1 25 Iowa Army National Guard Chief of Staff, and Assistant
1 26 Adjutant General, Iowa Army National Guard; and
1 27 WHEREAS, General Tymeson has received numerous
1 28 awards, including the Legion of Merit, Distinguished
1 29 Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, Meritorious Service
1 30 Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with Valor
2 1 Device, 19 Air Medal awards, the Humanitarian Service
2 2 Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star,
2 3 and numerous campaign and service medals; and
2 4 WHEREAS, General Tymeson's distinguished service on
2 5 behalf of his country merits recognition and honor by
2 6 the General Assembly and the citizens of Iowa upon the
2 7 occasion of his retirement; NOW THEREFORE,
2 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 9 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That Brigadier General
2 10 John A. Tymeson be recognized for his dedication and
2 11 outstanding performance of duty, and that the General
2 12 Assembly, on behalf of all Iowa citizens, expresses
2 13 gratitude and appreciation for a job well done.
2 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the
2 15 Secretary of the Senate shall prepare an official copy
2 16 of this Resolution to be presented to Brigadier
2 17 General John A. Tymeson, with best wishes upon his
2 18 retirement and for the future.
2 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
2 20 Resolution be sent to the Iowa National Guard.
2 21 LSB 2581SS 79
2 22 vl/pj/5
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