[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN DARRYL A. KELLY

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 21, 2002

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Captain 
Darryl A. Kelly of Society Hill, South Carolina, whose dedication to 
his duties as a national guardsman earned him the honor of being the 
first African American from South Carolina to receive the General 
Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award.
  A Society Hill native, Captain Kelly received a Bachelor of Arts in 
Business Administration from Coker College and a Master's degree in 
Public Administration from Troy State University. He joined the 
National Guard in 1989, after seven years active duty in the Army, and 
commands Company ``A'', 151st Signal Battalion in Laurens, South 
Carolina. Captain Kelly is also a South Carolina Highway Patrol 
sergeant with thirteen years experience.
  Captain Kelly will receive the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership 
Award on May 22, 2002, a distinction bestowed upon only seven Army 
National Guardsmen in the nation each year. He automatically qualified 
last month when he won the General James C. Dozier award, which 
recognizes the South Carolina National Guard's most outstanding company 
officer for leadership and quality of service. Captain Kelly is not 
only the first African American from South Carolina to receive the 
MacArthur Leadership award, but only the second South Carolinian to 
have this honor bestowed upon him.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me in honoring 
Captain Darryl A. Kelly, a dedicated guardsmen whose service and 
leadership should be commended. I congratulate him on his receipt of 
the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award and wish him good luck 
and Godspeed in his future endeavors.

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