[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 70 (Friday, May 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E975]
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               TRIBUTE TO LT. COL. CHESTER A. RILEY, USMC

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                          HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 14, 1999

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding Marine Corps officer, Lieutenant Colonel Chester A. Riley 
who for the past three years has served with distinction as the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 
Financial Management and Comptroller as a Principal Assistant and 
Deputy in the Appropriations Matters Office. It is a privilege for me 
to recognize his many outstanding achievements and commend him for the 
superb service he has provided to the Marine Corps, the Department of 
the Navy, the Congress, and our great nation.
  During this tenure in the Appropriations Matters Office, which began 
in October 1996, Lieutenant Colonel Riley has provided members of the 
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense as well as our 
professional and personal staffs with timely and accurate support 
regarding Marine Corps plans, programs and budget decisions. His 
valuable contributions have enabled the members of the Subcommittee, 
which I had the privilege to Chair the past four years, the Marine 
Corps and the Department of the Navy to strengthen its close working 
relationship and to ensure the most modern, well trained and well 
equipped fighting force and naval presence in the world for our great 
nation.
  Mr. Speaker, Chet Riley and his wife Licia have made many sacrifices 
during his career in the United States Marine Corps and as they embark 
upon the next great adventure beyond their beloved Corps, I call upon 
my colleagues to wish him every success and to thank him for his long, 
distinguished and ever faithful service to God, country and Corps. 
Semper Fidelis Lieutenant Colonel Riley.

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