[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 28 (Wednesday, March 13, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H835-H836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




WELCOME TO CHAPLAIN BRYAN FINCH OF OLDE YORKE CHAPEL, U.S. COAST GUARD 
                            TRAINING CENTER

  (Mr. COBLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include extraneous 
material.)
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to welcome as our guest 
chaplain today, Chaplain Bryan Finch of the Olde Yorke Chapel, U.S. 
Coast Guard Training Center, Yorktown, Virginia. I would also like to 
thank Chaplain Finch for his thoughtful and inspiring invocation.
  Chaplain Finch is joined today by his wife and Captain John Gentile, 
who is the Commanding Officer of the Training Center.
  Mr. Speaker, I came to know the chaplain last fall when the chief 
petty officers in the Tidewater, the Yorktown area, invited me to be 
their guest speaker for their annual gala. A great time was had by all. 
At that time the Chaplain expressed interest in joining us up here.
  Chaplain Finch is an ordained Southern Baptist pastor, a graduate of 
LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He earned a Master of Divinity 
at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and 
also obtained a Masters of Theology in Culture and Religion at 
Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.
  Chaplain Finch also has a distinguished military career, having 
served in both the Army and Navy. Upon graduation from high school, he 
enlisted in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. Chaplain Finch then went on to 
pursue his college seminary degrees and, upon completion, joined the 
Army where he served as Chaplain of the First Battalion, Sixth Infantry 
in Vilseck, Germany.
  He later received an interservice transfer to the U.S. Navy and was 
commissioned in the Navy on January 7, 1991.
  Presently, Chaplain Finch is assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard 
Training Center in Yorktown, Virginia, where he has served as Chaplain 
since June, 2000.

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  Mr. Speaker, I would be remiss if I did not mention one of Chaplain 
Finch's most noteworthy contributions was his service on the Chaplain 
Emergency Response Team which was activated to assist in the aftermath 
of the events of September 11. Along with Chaplain Finch, there were 
30-plus other Navy chaplains assigned to Coast Guard units who assisted 
in this effort, and at this time, I would like to submit their names 
for inclusion in the Record in recognition of their significant 
contribution, as well.
  Mr. Speaker, again, I want to extend a cordial welcome to Chaplain 
Bryan Finch for being here today. His presence and blessing on this 
House means so much to me and the thousands of young men and women who 
proudly wear Coast Guard blue.

      Chaplains Who Served With the CERT at the World Trade Center

       CPT Leroy Gilbert, Chaplain of the Coast Guard, USCG HQ, 
     Washington, DC.
       CPT Thomas Murphy, USCG Academy, New London, CT.
       CPT Ronald Swafford, USCG Pacific Area, Alameda, CA.
       CPT Peter Larsen, U.S. Naval Reserve Chaplain.
       CDR Wilbur Douglass, USCG Atlantic Area/Fifth CG District, 
     Portsmouth, VA.
       CDR Deborah Jetter, USCG RELSUP 106 (District Nine).
       CDR Douglas Waite, Deputy Chaplain of the Coast Guard, 
     Washington, DC.
       CDR Derek Ross, USCG Training Center, Cape May, NJ.
       CDR Lawrence Greenslit, USCG District Seven, Miami, FL.
       CDR Steven Brown, USCG District Nine, Cleveland, OH.
       CDR Richard Carrington, U.S. Naval Reserve Chaplain.
       CDR Michael Doyle, U.S. Naval Reserve Chaplain.
       LCDR Rondall Brown, USCG Air Station, Cape Code, MA.
       LCDR Thomasina Yuille, USCG District One, Boston, MA.
       LCDR William Brown, USCG District Eight, New Orleans, LA.
       LCDR James Jensen, USCG RELSUP 106 (District Thirteen).
       LCDR Gregory Todd, USCG Activities New York, Staten Island, 
     NY.
       LCDR Manuel Biadog, USCG Training Center, Petaluma, CA.
       LCDR Bryan Finch, USCG Training Center, Yorktown, VA.
       LCDR Phillip Lee, USCG RELSUP 106 (District Eight).
       LCDR Thomas Hall, USCG GANTSEC, San Juan, PR.
       LCDR Brian Haley, USCG Academy, New London, Ct.
       LCDR Dennis Boyle, USCG Air Station, Cape Code, MA.
       LT Keith Shuley, USCG Training Center, Petaluma, CA.
       LT Thomas Walcott, USCG Group, Milwaukee, WI.
       LT Steven Bartell, USCG RELSUP 106 (District One).
       LT James Finely, USCG Training Center, Yorktown, VA.
       LT Alan Andraeas, USCG Air Station, Borinquen, PR.
       LT Peter Rosa, USCG Group, St. Petersburg, FL.
       LT Douglas Vrieland, USCG Group, Charleston, SC.

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