[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 2 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E79]
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               TRIBUTE TO STAFF SERGEANT LEWIS F.M. SCOTT

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                           HON. FLOYD SPENCE

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 9, 1997

  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to pay tribute today 
to a truly exceptional Marine, Staff Sergeant Lewis F.M. Scott, who 
will soon complete his assignment as the Marine Corps' congressional 
liaison staff noncommissioned officer. For the past 3\1/2\ years, Staff 
Sergeant Scott has provided a tremendous service to the Members of 
Congress and to all of our constituents. His dedication and 
professionalism, coupled with his warm personality, have endeared him 
to many of us on Capitol Hill, and we will miss him very much.
  A native of Felton, DE, Lewis Scott enlisted in the Marine Corps on 
January 28, 1983, and attended recruit training in Parris Island, SC. 
After boot camp and specialty training in administration, he was 
assigned to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms, CA, 
as a clerk for the 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion. In April of 1985, he 
received orders to the 3d Reconnaissance Battalion in Okinawa, Japan 
where he served with distinction until his transfer to the Logistics 
Base in Barstow, CA 1 year later. From July 1988 until June 1991, he 
served with the 12th Marine Corps District Headquarters in San 
Francisco before being reassigned to Headquarters, Marine Corps here in 
Washington where he served for 2 years.
  On May 30, 1996, Staff Sergeant Scott reported for duty with the 
Marine Corps' House Liaison Office and immediately assumed 
responsibilities for coordinating, executing and supervising numerous 
tasks normally assigned to commissioned officers. He often served as a 
spokesperson on Marine Corps issues and rapidly established a 
reputation for exactness, professionalism, and integrity among Members 
of Congress, congressional staff members, and his peers in the Liaison 
Office.
  During his career on Capitol Hill, Staff Sergeant Scott responded to 
over 4,000 telephonic inquiries from over 900 Congressional offices 
throughout the country and ensured that our constituents received 
timely and complete answers. He was instrumental in planning, 
coordinating and escorting Members and congressional staff on fact 
finding trips. In short, Staff Sergeant Scott's performance is 
consistent with the quality performance we have come to expect from our 
U.S. Marines.
  During Staff Sergeant Scott's 14-year career, he and his family made 
many sacrifies for this Nation. I would like to thank them all--Lewis, 
his lovely wife, Angelia, and their three children, Christopher, Lewis, 
and Shannon for their contributions to the Marine Corps.
  Mr. Speaker, Staff Sergeant Scott is a great attribute to the U.S. 
Marine Corps and to the country he so faithfully serves. As he prepares 
to depart for new challenges on an unaccompanied tour in Okinawa, 
Japan, I know that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join 
me in wishing him every success, as well as fair winds and following 
seas.

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