[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 77 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E954-E955]
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        THE MACARTHUR LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONOR 24 FINE AMERICANS

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 30, 1996

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, at a Pentagon awards ceremony on May 17, I had 
the pleasure of seeing 24 fine officers in the U.S. Army receive the 
General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. This is the 9th year in 
which these awards have been made. The General Douglas MacArthur 
Foundation, in cooperation with the Department of the Army, sponsors 
the annual presentation.
  I was present because one of my constituents, Capt. John K. Tien was 
one of the recipients, a West Point graduate who has served his country 
with distinction, Tien was nominated to the U.S. Military Academy by my 
predecessor Representative Glenn Anderson. For over a decade, I have 
known Tien's mother, Debbie, who has worked for the California State 
University system in which I served before becoming a Member of this 
House. His step-father, Tom Hennessy, is the most widely read and 
quoted columnist in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County and Orange 
County as well.
  The MacArthur Leadership Award recognizes those company grade 
officers who demonstrate the ideals for which Gen. Douglas MacArthur 
stood. All of us who lived through the Second World War know those 
ideals: duty, honor, country. The purpose of this coveted award is to 
recognize junior officer leadership in the U.S. Army. The very able 
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Dennis J. Reimer, presented the 
awardees with a 23-pound bust of General MacArthur. He was assisted by 
the former Secretary of State and General Alexander Haig. Over the 
years, representatives of the MacArthur Foundation, which is headed by 
Robert M. White II, its president, have faithfully attended.
  What is particularly impressive about the selection of the MacArthur 
awardees is that they represent the diversity of the modern Army: 12 
awards are made to officers in the Active Army, 6 awards are made to 
officers in the Army National Guard, and 6 awards are made to officers 
in the Army Reserve. Those who receive the 12 awards from the Active 
Army are nominated by 23 major army commands and the headquarters of 
the Army and the various field operating agencies. It is a very 
competitive process, 22 of the 24 awardees were captains; 2 were first 
lieutenants. I think it is a sure thing that the latter two will make 
captain and beyond. Three of the recipients were women.
  The U.S. Army can be proud of the men and women of all races and of 
many national origins, who have had great opportunities in the Army to 
exercise leadership. And they have done just that.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask consent that the list of the 1995 General Douglas 
MacArthur Leadership Award recipients be included at this point in the 
Record.

       1995 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award Recipients

       Captain Willard M. Burleson II. Captain Burleson represents 
     the U.S. Army Europe. He was assigned as Commander, Company 
     A, 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry (Airborne Battalion Combat 
     Team), Vicenza, Italy, when selected.
       Captain Steven J. Campfield. Captain Campfield represents 
     the U.S. Army Reserve. He was assigned as Commander, Company 
     C, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, Los Alamitos, 
     California, when selected.
       Captain Mike A. Canzoneri. Captain Canzoneri represents the 
     U.S. Army National Guard. He was assigned as Battalion S-4, 
     3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry, Panama City, Florida, when 
     selected.
       Captain Douglas C. Crissman. Captain Crissman represents 
     the U.S. Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, 
     Company B, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 
     82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, when 
     selected.
       Captain Karen H. Gibson. Captain Gibson represents the U.S. 
     Army Intelligence and Security Command. She was assigned as 
     Operations Officer, 731st Military Intelligence Battalion, 
     703rd Military Intelligence Bridgade, Schofield Barracks, 
     Hawaii, when selected.
       Captain James H. Griffiths. Captain Griffiths represents 
     the U.S. Army Reserve. He was assigned as Commander, 
     Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 172nd Support Group, 
     Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, when selected.
       Captain Melinda C. Grow. Captain Grow represents the U.S. 
     Army National Guard. She was assigned as Commander, 321st 
     Signal Company, Reno, Nevada, when selected.
       Captain Captain Paul A. Metcalfe. Captain Metcalfe 
     represents the U.S. Army National Guard. He was assigned as 
     Battalion Training Officer, 1st Battalion, 158th Field 
     Artillery, Lawton, Oklahoma, when selected.
       Captain Richard G. Miller. Captain Miller represents the 
     U.S. Army National Guard. He was assigned as Battalion S-1, 
     2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery, Cedar City, Utah, when 
     selected.
       Captain Thomas L. Morgan III. Captain Morgan represents the 
     U.S. Army National Guard. He was assigned as Commander, 
     Company B, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry 
     Division (Light), Christiansburg, Virginia, when selected.
       Captain Rodney S. Morris. Captain Morris represents the 
     U.S. Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, 194th 
     Military Police Company, 101st Airborne Division, Fort 
     Campbell, Kentucky, when selected.
       Captain Peter F. Najera. Captain Najera represents the U.S. 
     Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, 
     Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd 
     Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado, when 
     selected.
       Captain William B. Ostlund. Captain Ostlund represents the 
     Eighth U.S. Army. He was assigned as Commander, Company B, 
     2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, 
     Camp Casey, Korea, when selected.
       Captain Ignacio J. Perez. Captain Perez represents the U.S. 
     Army Reserves. He was assigned as Commander, 231st 
     Transportation Company, St. Petersburg, Florida, when 
     selected.
       Captain Donald V. Phillips. Captain Phillips represents the 
     U.S. Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, 
     Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th 
     Armor Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, 
     Georgia, when selected.
       Captain A. C. Roper, Jr. Captain Roper represents the U.S. 
     Army Reserves. He was assigned as Chief Briefing Officer, 
     314th Public Affairs Detachment, Birmingham, Alabama, when 
     selected.
       Captain Oliver S. Saunders. Captain Saunders represents the 
     Military District of

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     Washington. He was assigned as Commander, Fort Myer Military 
     Police Company, Fort Myer, Virginia, when selected.
       Captain Timothy H. Stevenson. Captain Stevenson represents 
     the U.S. Army Medical Command. He was assigned as Commander, 
     Company C, Academy Battalion, U.S. Army Medical Center and 
     School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, when selected.
       Captain Eugene F. Swisher. Captain Swisher represents the 
     U.S. Army Reserves. He was assigned as Information Management 
     Systems Project Officer, Army Reserve Personnel Center, St. 
     Louis, Missouri, when selected.
       Captain James E. Taylor. Captain Taylor represents the U.S. 
     Army National Guard. He was assigned as Commander, 
     Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 34th 
     Infantry Division, Boone, Iowa, when selected.
       Captain John K. Tien. Captain Tien represents the U.S. Army 
     Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, Company D, 3rd 
     Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, Fort 
     Hood, Texas, when selected.
       Captain Frank Zachar. Captain Zachar represents the U.S. 
     Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, Company B, 
     2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, 
     Fort Riley, Kansas, when selected.
       First Lieutenant Scott P. Belveal. Lieutenant Belveal 
     represents the U.S. Army Europe. He was assigned as Battalion 
     Maintenance Officer, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 3d Infantry 
     Division, Vilseck, Germany, when selected.
       First Lieutenant Donna M. Bivona. Lieutenant Bivona 
     represents the U.S. Army Reserve. She was assigned as 
     Battalion S-2, 310th Military Police Battalion, Uniondale, 
     New York, when selected.

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