[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 135 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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       1999 REUNION OF MEMBERS OF FOX DIVISION, USS ``ROCHESTER''

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
fighting men of the Fox Division, United States Navy, USS Rochester 
(CA-124), who bravely served our country in the Korean Conflict from 
June, 1950 to March, 1953. Aboard the USS Rochester--the flagship of 
the Commander Seventh Fleet--the men of the Fox Division participated 
in nearly every major naval engagement along the Korean Peninsula. The 
Fox Division's three teams: the Main Plot, the Sky Plot, and the Mark 
56 directors, shared the critical responsibility of operating, 
repairing, and maintaining the complex equipment which ensured the 
accuracy of the Rochester's weapons systems. They accomplished these 
tasks with outstanding success.
  The Fox Division recently celebrated their 1999 reunion in 
Frankenmuth, Michigan. Some of these reunited shipmates had not seen 
each other in over 45 years. Included among their ranks were:
  Jerry Barca; John Brothers; Robert Cadden; Russell Daniels; Farrell 
Ferguson; Sheri Holman, representing her late husband Bob Holman; Bill 
Hontz; Marv Hufford; Larry Kobie; Tony Kontowicz; Leo Lane; Charles 
Newsham; Bobby Page; Carl Ray; Ronald Richards; Pete Russell; Roland 
Schneider; Donald Spencer; and Joe West.
  Today I join my colleagues in thanking the men of the Fox Division 
for defending the cause of democracy, and for preserving our country's 
national security. I am proud to say that these veterans are an 
inspiration to all of us. By dedicating a portion of their lives to the 
service of their country, they have helped guarantee the freedom we 
Americans hold so dear. Our nation is grateful to each and every member 
of the Fox Division, USS Rochester, for their outstanding dedication 
and commitment to the United States of America.

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