[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 TRIBUTE TO FELICIANO ``NINO'' GIORDANO

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 5, 1995
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, April 13, 1995, a retirement 
dinner will be held for Mr. Feliciano ``Nino'' Giordano, the Deputy 
Director of the Research, Development and Engineering Center for the 
Army's Communications-Electronics Command [CECOM] at Fort Monmouth, NJ.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to pay tribute to Nino Giordano, a 
man who truly epitomizes the American dream. A native of Italy, Mr. 
Giordano immigrated to the United States in 1956. He holds degrees from 
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fairleigh Dickinson 
University and Northeastern University. Mr. Giordano has had a 
distinguished career with the Army, lending his technological expertise 
and leadership skills to the ongoing effort to keep our armed forces 
the best equipped and most technologically advanced in the world.
  In his current capacity, Mr. Giordano is involved in managing the 
organization and has responsibility for directing strategic and 
operational planning for all technical programs to achieve the 
digitization of the battlefield. Prior to his current position, he was 
the Center's associate director, with responsibilities for electronic 
and signals warfare, night vision and reconnaissance, surveillance and 
target acquisition systems. Previously, he served as the Program 
Executive Officer, Strategic Information Systems, and directed the 
management of the Army's worldwide upgrade of strategic command and 
control capabilities. He also directed the acquisition, development, 
testing and fielding of Army and Defense Communications Agency 
communications and information systems on a worldwide basis.
  Now, I know that some of this terminology sounds like a real 
mouthful, but what it boils down to is leadership on the cutting edge 
technology that makes U.S. forces the best in the world. The American 
people, and the world, had a chance to see that technology in action 
during Operation Desert Storm, when United States forces routed the 
Iraqi forces with stunning speed and effectiveness. While we rightly 
pay tribute to the heroic fighting men and women who made that victory 
over tyranny possible, we should remember the highly talented and 
dedicated civilian professionals whose technological breakthroughs give 
our soldiers, sailors and Air Force personnel the edge they need. 
People like Nino Giordano, working at top-notch facilities like CECOM 
at Fort Monmouth.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to pay tribute to Nino Giordano, 
whose distinguished career has been dedicated to preserving and 
enhancing the national security of our country. Although most Americans 
are probably unaware of the breakthroughs that Mr. Giordano has worked 
for, we can all rest easier knowing that he has served his adopted 
country, and the cause of world peace and stability, so well.


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