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IN HONOR OF COL (RET.) MAYO ADDISON ``BIFF'' HADDEN, III
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HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.
of georgia
in the house of representatives
Monday, April 12, 2021
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to extend my personal congratulations to a dedicated and valiant servant of humankind, Colonel (Ret.) Mayo Addison ``Biff'' Hadden, III. Biff was recently inducted into the 2020 Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in John's Creek, Georgia.
A native son of Norfolk, Virginia, Colonel Hadden is a graduate of both the Army and Air Force War College as well as the University of Alabama, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science in 1972, and Hardin-Simmons University, where he earned his Master's Degree in Business Administration, in 1981. His extensive military career spanned nearly 31 years and encompassed Infantry, Special Forces, and ROTC assignments, including two tours in Vietnam with the elite Delta Force element. He was also selected for a Joint Task Force with the XVIII Airborne Corps in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury to become the headquarters J-3, Operations, Plans, and Training Officer.
During two years in Vietnam with the 5th Special Forces Group, then Captain Hadden served as a Long Range Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, Senior Advisor to a South Vietnamese Airborne Ranger Battalion, and Operations Officer of Project Delta, a special mission unit. In May of 1967, while fighting in the A Shau Valley, he was seriously wounded. On August 20, 1969, when Delta's forward base camp came under a massive attack, he bravely moved through heavy fire to direct effective offensive action against the attackers. For his heroism in battle in Vietnam, he was awarded 4 Bronze Stars (1 w/VDevice), 6 Air Medals (1 w/V Device), a Purple Heart, a Navy Unit Commendation Medal, and a Combat Infantryman Badge among several other military decorations including the Legion of Merit.
Colonel Hadden's final military assignment was with the U.S. Army Infantry School and Fort Benning, where he retired as Inspector General in 1993 before becoming the Senior Vice President of Economic Development and Military Affairs for the Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce. During his time as Senior Vice President, he oversaw the negotiations for the Columbus-Fort Benning Land Swap, the largest of its kind nationally. Additionally, in his ``volunteer'' role as acting Executive Director of the National Infantry Foundation, he was instrumental in the development of plans for the new Museum and in fundraising of over $14 million for the iconic institution.
Colonel Hadden has and continues to lend his selfless support to entities that support our nation's military and his surrounding community. Some of those include Fort Benning Retiree Council, Congressional Service Academy Nomination Panels, Co-Chair Community Engagement Board, Military Officers Association of America (both chapter and state), and Georgia Special Forces, where he serves as Chapter President.
Colonel Hadden has accomplished much in his life, but none of it would have been possible without the love and support of his wife, Trish; and his daughter, Terry.
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me, my wife Vivian, and the more than 730,000 residents of Georgia's Second Congressional District in extending our sincerest congratulations to the Colonel
(Ret.) Mayo Addison ``Biff'' Hadden, III for his induction into the 2020 Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame and for his many years of service to his community, nation, and humankind.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 62
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