HR 9093

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the outstanding lifetime service
3	of Major General Douglas Burnett, Adjutant General of
4	Florida.
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6	WHEREAS, Major General Douglas Burnett began his military
7	career in 1963, when he enlisted in the Florida Air National
8	Guard shortly after graduating from high school in Jacksonville,
9	and
10	WHEREAS, following basic training at Lackland Air Force
11	Base, in Texas, Major General Douglas Burnett attended the
12	United States Air Force Electronics School at Keesler Air Force
13	Base, in Mississippi, and
14	WHEREAS, in 1969 Major General Douglas Burnett received a
15	direct commission and attended undergraduate pilot training at
16	Randolph Air Force Base, in Texas, and
17	WHEREAS, Major General Douglas Burnett earned his wings in
18	June 1970 and, after completing F-102 training, was assigned as
19	a full-time Alert Pilot in the NORAD mission in the 125th
20	Fighter Group, and
21	WHEREAS, Major General Douglas Burnett was dual-qualified
22	in both military fighter and transport aircraft in addition to
23	flying commercially with Pan American World Airways and United
24	Airlines, accumulating over 20,000 flying hours in the T-33, F-
25	102, F-106, C-26, C-130H, C-131, C-54, Boeing 727, and
26	McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, and
27	WHEREAS, Major General Douglas Burnett received a
28	bachelor's degree in business administration from the University
29	of Southern Mississippi and is a graduate of the Command and
30	General Staff College and the Air War College, and
31	WHEREAS, Major General Douglas Burnett's military
32	decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service
33	Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation
34	Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Combat Readiness
35	Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Florida Cross, the Florida
36	Distinguished Service Medal, and the Florida Commendation Medal,
37	and
38	WHEREAS, Major General Douglas Burnett currently serves as
39	Adjutant General of Florida and is a member of the Department of
40	Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board, is actively involved with
41	the National Guard Association of the United States, having
42	served two terms on the Executive Council, and is a past
43	president of the National Guard Officers Association of Florida,
44	and
45	WHEREAS, Major General Douglas Burnett will be retiring as
46	a two-star general on June 27, 2010, after 47 years of service,
47	the longest serving officer in the history of the United States
48	Air Force, NOW, THEREFORE,
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50	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
51	Florida:
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53	That the members of the House of Representatives
54	congratulate Major General Douglas Burnett on his outstanding
55	service to this state and this nation and express appreciation
56	to him for his great sacrifice in protecting the freedoms
57	enjoyed by all Americans.
58	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with
59	the Seal of the House of Representatives affixed, be presented
60	to Major General Douglas Burnett as a tangible token of the
61	sentiments of the Florida House of Representatives.

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