[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 48 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S3429]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           CAPTAIN WILL BROWN

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize and honor Captain 
Will Brown, United States Navy, as he retires upon completion of over 
26 years of honorable and faithful service to our nation.
  A native of Queens, New York, Captain Brown joined the Navy in 1975. 
A career Supply Officer, he began his service as the Sales Officer 
aboard USS GUAM, LPH-9, followed by a shore assignment at Naval 
Aviation Technical Training Center, Lakehurst, New Jersey. Captain 
Brown returned to sea as the Supply Officer aboard USS BARNEY, DDG-6, 
and then served as the Combat Systems Analyst at Commander, Naval 
Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Following graduation from the Naval 
War College, he was the Director of Consumable Logistics Management on 
the Chief of Naval Operations Staff followed by an assignment as 
Director of Repairables at Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, 
Pennsylvania. Captain Brown was then selected for the prestigious 
position of Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
for Financial Management in Washington, DC. Following a successful tour 
of duty, he next reported to the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs as 
Congressional Liaison for Readiness Programs. Captain Brown was then 
chosen to serve as a senior Supply Officer onboard USS PUGET SOUND, AD-
38. Recognized for his sustained outstanding leadership and 
organizational skills, Captain Brown was then selected to serve as the 
Senior Analyst on the Department of the Navy's Organization, Management 
and Infrastructure Team.
  Returning to a position working with our nation's lawmakers, Captain 
Brown was handpicked to serve as Director of the Naval Programs 
Division, Navy Office of Legislative Affairs. In this capacity he was a 
major asset to the Navy, Marine Corps, and Congress and has been 
considered a valued advisor to the very top echelons of the Navy and 
Congress. His consummate leadership and integrity ensured that Naval 
programs were appropriate, understood, and well communicated. A role 
model and mentor to those who worked for and with him, he made his 
impact on people as well as programs. Through his brilliant insight and 
dedication, he directly contributed to the future readiness of the 
United States Navy and this nation.
  Captain Brown's distinguished awards include the Legion of Merit, the 
Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy 
Achievement Medal, the Sea Service Ribbon, Battle ``E'' Ribbon, Navy 
Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Navy Unit Commendation.
  The Department of the Navy, the Congress, and the American people 
have been defended and well served by this dedicated naval officer for 
over 26 years. Captain Will Brown will long be remembered for his 
leadership, service and dedication. He will be missed. We wish Will, 
and his lovely wife Phyllis, our very best as they begin a new chapter 
in their life together.

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