Edward M. Kennedy: “I am honored to take this opportunity to congratulate Col. Henry L. Cyr, Jr., of Hopedale, MA, upon his retirement later…”

“I am honored to take this opportunity to congratulate Col. Henry L. Cyr, Jr., of Hopedale, MA, upon his retirement later this month from the U.S. Air Force. In 1967, Colonel Cyr graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester and became a commissioned officer through the Air Force ROTC program. Since then, Colonel Cyr has served with great distinction in many locations throughout the United States and abroad. Time and again, he and the units he has served have been recognized with some of the highest awards that the Air Force bestows upon its members. In 1971, Colonel Cyr received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award given for his work as the first commander of the Air Force Communications Command Non-Commissioned Officer Academy at the Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Missouri. From 1978 to 1980, Colonel Cyr was the Chief of the Consolidated Base Personnel Office at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, where he earned the Humanitarian Service Medal for his assistance in the evacuation of Americans from Iran during that difficult period in our recent history.”