[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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      COL. ALAN P. SULLIVAN--A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN THE MARINES

  Mr. KENNEDY. I welcome this opportunity to recognize the dedication, 
public service, and patriotism of Col. Alan P. Sullivan of the U.S. 
Marine Corps, who is retiring after over 24 years of outstanding 
service to the Nation. Although he is leaving the Pentagon, I am 
pleased that he is not leaving Government service, and will soon become 
Director of the White House Military Office.
  Colonel Sullivan is a native of Groveland, MA. He graduated from 
Villanova University and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 
Marine Corps in June 1970. After completing flight training, he 
reported to his first A-6 squadron, an aircraft he would fly throughout 
his career. Colonel Sullivan served with combat units based in the 
Philippines and Japan.
  While based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, NC, 
Colonel Sullivan served as the Schedules Officer, Aviation Safety 
Officer, and Aircrew Training Officer. He graduated from the Marine 
Corps Staff and Command College in 1983 and from the Naval War College 
with distinction in 1989. During his Marine career, Colonel Sullivan 
also earned two masters degrees, including an M.B.A. from New York 
University.
  Most recently, Colonel Sullivan has served in senior managerial posts 
in the Marine Corps and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In 
1989, he was assigned responsibility for development of the Marine 
Corps Program Objective Memorandum. Beginning in March 1992, he served 
as Military Assistant to the Director of Defense Research and 
Engineering in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In that 
capacity, his consummate leadership, intellect, and integrity ensured 
the effective selection and utilization of scarce research and 
development funding during a period of major defense restructuring. 
Working closely with Congress, Colonel Sullivan helped to obtain Senate 
and House support for critical defense research projects, and his 
effective work has contributed directly to the future readiness and 
success of our troops in the field.
  Colonel Sullivan's awards include the Legion of Merit, the 
Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, and several unit 
awards.
  I know that Colonel Sullivan's wife, Kathy, and his sons, Matthew and 
Christopher, are proud of his many accomplishments, and so are the 
Marine Corps and the Nation. His distinguished service will be 
genuinely missed in the Department of Defense, and all of us who know 
him wish him every success in his new responsibilities at the White 
House.

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