On the recordNovember 3, 2011
I am proud to offer my enthusiastic congratulations to Army Specialist Thomas Hauser for being named the Army's 2011 Soldier of the Year. Specialist Hauser is a native of my district, Ohio's First Congressional District. He is a 2008 graduate of Colerain High School and is the son of Colerain Township residents Kim Ranson Hauser and Michael Hauser. Without question, Specialist Hauser has distinguished himself as the best of the best. This Army-wide competition culminated in a final round of 12 soldiers being tested on a wide array of skill sets, to include physical fitness, urban warfare tactics, a day and night land navigation course, battlefield scenario tests, and a variety of drills. Specialist Hauser serves his country as a proud member of the 563rd Military Police Company, of the 91st Military Police Battalion, and of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York. Congratulations to Specialist Thomas Hauser on this great accomplishment. You've made all the folks back home in Cincinnati proud. ____________________
