[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 134 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 22, 1994]
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                           PAUL PATRICK DALEY

  Mr. PRESSLER. Mr. President, on Saturday, September 24, Capt. Paul 
Patrick Daley will retire from the U.S. Navy during a ceremony aboard 
Old Ironsides at the Boston Navy Yard.
  I met Paul Daley when we attended law school together at Harvard. 
Paul was born and raised in the Boston area and received his 
undergraduate degree from Boston College. I was fascinated to meet him. 
Not only did he talk like a Boston Irishman, but he was truly a son of 
Ireland. I was pleased to have gotten to know his parents, whom I 
believe were from Ireland.
  In 1963, Paul made a decision which would make the Navy a part of his 
life for the next 31 years. He entered the Navy through Aviation 
Officer Candidate School at Pensacola, FL. He earned his wings with 
Fighter Squadron 121 at Miramar Naval Air Station, CA.
  From 1965 through 1967, Paul made two combat tours to Vietnam with 
Fighter Squadron 96, the world-famous Fighting Falcon, aboard the 
U.S.S. Enterprise. During this period, he flew 212 combat missions in 
Vietnam for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the 
Vietnamese Air Gallantry Cross, 16 Air Medals, the Navy Commendation 
Medal with Combat V, Vietnam Service Medal and the Navy Unit 
Commendation.
  Apart from the rigors of law school, Paul and I shared a common bond 
of service as Lieutenants in Vietnam, although my service was in the 
Army and my experiences far more tame. At Harvard, both of us belonged 
to Lincoln's Inn, and we frequently ate lunch together. We also would 
appear occasionally on the social scene together. Paul would always 
have better luck with the girls with his stories of flying bomber 
missions over North Vietnam. On one occasion, he pulled out some film 
and showed actual footage of one of his Vietnam bombing missions to a 
group of young ladies which, of course, was the ultimate ace. I would 
hesitate to relate any of my Vietnam experiences in Paul's presence 
because they did not involve the equivalent element of risk. In fact, 
as some of my colleagues in the Senate have heard me say before, among 
the most dangerous weapons I was entrusted with in Vietnam was the 
occasional Jeep.

  After Vietnam, Paul taught Naval History for 2 years as an assistant 
professor at Yale University, during which time he also served on the 
Commander of the Sixth Fleet's staff aboard the U.S.S. Little Rock in 
the Mediterranean.
  In 1969, Paul left active duty and was assigned to the Naval Air 
Reserves at Naval Air Station South Weymouth. He has served as 
Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy, the NS ROTA on two 
occasions, and in 1991 assumed command of the VTU-9191. Not one to be 
satisfied with excelling only in Naval service, Paul received his 
parachutist wings from the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, GA.
  Paul Patrick Daley has also been successful in civilian life. After 
graduating in 1973 with a J.D. from Harvard Law and an M.B.A. from 
Harvard Business School, Paul joined the prestigious Boston law firm, 
Hale and Dorr. He is now Senior Partner of the firm and is Chairman of 
Hale and Dorr's Bankruptcy and Commercial Department as well as a 
member of the Corporate and Litigation Departments. He has been named 
in every edition of Naifeh and Smith's ``Best Lawyers in America'' for 
his bankruptcy and commercial law expertise.
  Captain Daley made a wise choice when he decided to marry his lovely 
wife Barbara who, with their son Patrick, live in Waban, MA. He is a 
trustee of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and was 
formerly a director of the American Sail Training Association and a 
trustee of St. Sebastian's Country Day School.
  I have enjoyed Paul Daley's friendship for 25 years. He has 
accomplished much in his life, both as a naval officer and as a 
civilian. While his naval career will come to an official end on 
September 24, I know the U.S. Navy will always be close to his heart.
  Let me declare here today on the floor of the United States Senate: 
Paul Patrick Daley is a great American; a great patriot; and, a dear 
friend.

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