[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 96 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE UPON RETIREMENT OF PAUL POGORZELSKI

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2003

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Paul 
Pogorzelski of Falls Church who is being honored by We United States 
Navy tomorrow for his 42 years of Federal service. But his abiding love 
of country and honor of service actually began at the young age of 12 
when Paul joined the Civil Defense as a messenger with the 72nd 
Precinct in Brooklyn, New York.
  In 1956, Paul enlisted in the Coast Guard. Upon promotion, he was 
assigned to the Marshall Island loran station, and was responsible for 
the operation, maintenance and communication of loran equipment. After 
his return to the United States, he was an instructor of electronics in 
Connecticut. In 1960, he was honorably discharged with a good conduct 
medal.
  He first came to Washington in the early 1960s representing Raytheon 
and General Electric on the TARTAR radar missile program. Paul then 
received a political appointment from Undersecretary Vance to the Naval 
Ordnance Command, working on patrol gunboat missile systems, Antelope 
and Ready; the Hydrofoil program; R&D and introduction of the frigate 
program; guided projectile program between NAVSEA and the Army at the 
Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey; the readiness of all Navy ships 
improving their readiness through the CASREP program. He also traveled 
to Holland to purchase the forerunner of the MK-92 fire control system.
  As an intelligence liaison officer at NAVSEA, Paul handled special 
projects including nuclear powered submarines. He provided 
survivability assessments for SEA-05, SEA-08, and the PEOs. As 
facilities manager he engineered and built sensitive, compartmented 
information facilities both in Crystal City and the Washington Navy 
Yard, and established interconnectivity with the intelligence 
community.
  Paul has received numerous awards and citations for his efforts in 
providing the Command with accurate and timely intelligence information 
regarding the survivability and vulnerability of our ships that were 
hit by foreign weapons, such as the USS Stark, USS Samuel B. Roberts, 
USS Bridgetown, USS Princeton, and USS Cole.
  Our Nation is privileged to have had such a dedicated civil servant 
for these many years. I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring him 
today for his lifetime commitment of outstanding service to this 
Nation.

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