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HONORING COLONEL RICK ZAMPELLI
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HON. TIM RYAN
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to acknowledge Colonel Rick Zampelli for his exemplary dedication to duty and service as the Division Chief of the Army House Liaison Division. Rick is transitioning from his current assignment to military retirement.
Colonel Zampelli was born in Akron, Ohio in 1972 and commissioned from the U.S. Military Academy as an Aviation Officer in 1994. Throughout his career, he has served in several command and staff assignments, including multiple operational deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Throughout his career, Rick has served in a variety of significant staff assignments to include Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Director, Force 2025, Army Capabilities Integration Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia; J3 Air Operations Officer, Headquarters, U.S. Special Operations Command, Tampa, Florida; Battalion Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Brigade Personnel Officer, 82d Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
His military education includes the Aviation Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and U.S. Naval War College. Rick holds a Master of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy.
Rick's significant awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Air Medal with V Device. He is a Master Army Aviator and has completed Airborne School; Air Assault School; OH-
58 Instructor Pilot Course; Jumpmaster School; and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape-C course.
The foundation of Rick's success is his family. His wife, Jayne, and his son, Tristan, are the light of his life. I thank Jayne and Tristan for their sacrifices made in Rick supporting our country.
Madam Speaker, it has been a genuine pleasure to highlight the life and service of a true American and Ohioan. Our country has benefited from his extraordinary leadership, judgment, and passion for the Army profession and for the State of Ohio. It is with great appreciation that I recognize and commend the life and service of Colonel Rick Zampelli.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 115
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