[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 141 (Thursday, October 31, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1967]
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              A TRIBUTE TO SPECIAL AGENT JAMES F. LINDNER

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                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 31, 2002

  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a lifetime commitment 
to patriotism and law and order in the United States. On November 1, 
2002, Mr. James F. Lindner will retire as a Special Agent with the 
United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service, ending some 21 
years of federal law enforcement service.
  Mr. Lindner began his service to country in 1972 in the United States 
Army where he was assigned in the Military Police Corps. In 1981, 
following a brief career as a special investigator with Chase Manhattan 
Bank, Mr. Lindner was appointed as a Special Agent with the Naval 
Investigative Service, now known as the Naval Criminal Investigative 
Service. He embarked on a career that spanned the globe in locations 
such as Virginia, London, Bahrain, Puerto Rico, Germany, Rhode Island 
and Washington, DC.
  Among his many achievements with the Naval Criminal Investigative 
Service, Special Agent Lindner will long be remembered for his 
contributions to its Counterintelligence (CI) Program. Under his 
capable leadership, Mr. Lindner negotiated the Department of the Navy 
CI policy dealing with Force Protection Response Groups, CI Support to 
Combatant Commands, CI organization within the DoN and other pivotal 
policy issues facing the United States Marine Corps and Director of 
Naval Intelligence.
  While employed as a Special Agent, Mr. Lindner was selected for two 
significant liaison positions. He shared the wisdom of his experience 
as Chief, Counterintelligence Activities, European Operations, On-Site 
Inspection Agency (today consolidated with the Defense Threat Reduction 
Agency (DTRA). Mr. Lindner also held the distinction as a Naval War 
College appointee where he completed a Masters degree program in 
National Security and Strategic Studies and earned the prestigious 
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Distinguished Essay Award. While 
assigned to the War College, Mr. Lindner earned Honorable Mention in 
the B. Franklin Reinauer Defense Economics Competition.
  Mr. President, in closing I wish to commend James F. Lindner for his 
many accomplished years of outstanding service to our country, and in 
particular, to the members of the Armed Services. I wish him continued 
success in his future endeavors and Godspeed in his retirement.




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