[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       COMMANDER RICHARD W. JONES

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                         HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 28, 1996

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to recognize and commend 
Commander (select) Richard W. Jones for his outstanding service and 
impressive accomplishments as commanding officer of the Naval Reserve 
Center in Duluth, MN.
  During his tenure, Commander Jones increased the readiness capability 
of his assigned reserve units and his units provided substantial 
support to the active U.S. Navy. Commander Jones designed and 
established a metal working shop and a computer repair shop; as a 
result, his personnel are better trained, and the products they produce 
are shipped to active duty ships.
  I am most impressed with the dedicated commitment of Commander Jones 
to improve the quality of life for the sailors and officers assigned to 
the Naval Reserve Center Duluth. He funded, partially at his own 
expense, a weight lifting gymnasium for use for all members, and his 
leadership, through example, bolstered the health and fitness awareness 
at the NRC Duluth. As a result of his leadership to improve the 
facilities at the reserve center, the morale of reservists and staff is 
at an all-time high.
  These achievements have not gone unnoticed. The Naval Reserve Center 
Duluth earned the Sidney Fields Trophy from the Naval Reserve 
Association this past January as the Nation's best reserve center.
  I am very pleased to commend Commander (select) Richard W. Jones for 
his significant contributions to the Naval Reserve Center Duluth and 
his superb service to the people of northern Minnesota.

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