[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 106 (Tuesday, July 30, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S7574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       TRIBUTE TO GEN. JOSEPH P. HOAR, U.S. MARINE CORPS, RETIRED

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate General 
Joe Hoar on the occasion of his retirement as Chairman of the Board of 
Directors of The Retired Officers Association, TROA.
  Born in Boston, MA, General Hoar entered the Marine Corps as a Second 
Lieutenant in 1958, following his graduation from Tufts University. As 
an infantry officer, he commanded at all levels from platoon to 
regiment; he also commanded three Marine Corps Air Ground Task Forces. 
As a senior military officer, General Hoar became well-known to the 
members of the Armed Services Committee with his tours of duty as the 
Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Programs and Operations for the Marine 
Corps during the Gulf War, and, from 1991 to 1994, as the Commander in 
Chief, U.S. Central Command, the unified command that had the 
operational responsibilities for the Middle East, South Asia, and the 
Horn of Africa. He retired from active duty on September 1, 1994 after 
37 years of commissioned service in the U.S. Marine Corps.
  General Hoar's dedication to service and excellence has not 
diminished since leaving active duty. He served as a Trustee for the 
Center for Naval Analyses at Suffolk University in Boston, and as a 
Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. General Hoar 
was elected to TROA's board of directors in 1996. For the last two 
years, he served as TROA's Chairman of the Board, the position from 
which he is now retiring.
  Through his stewardship, TROA continues to play a vital role as an 
advocate of legislative initiatives to maintain readiness and improve 
the quality of life for all members of the uniformed service 
community--active: reserve, and retired, plus their families and 
survivors.
  General Hoar has been a strong supporter of the Senate's efforts to 
improve military readiness and quality-of-life through a competitive 
compensation package for active and reserve forces, improving health 
care for retired personnel and their families, and enhancing 
protections for the survivors of deceased service members. Under his 
leadership, TROA has been an invaluable source of information during 
the Senate's deliberations on a long list of compensation and benefits 
issues during this extraordinarily productive period.
  General Joe Hoar has been a leader in every sense of the word in the 
U.S. Marine Corps, in TROA, and in the entire military retiree 
community. I know my colleagues join me in extending very best wishes 
to General Hoar for continued success in service to his Nation and the 
uniformed service members whom he has so capably led and 
served.

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