[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO MASTER SERGEANT RODGER F. DEWEY

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2004

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Master 
Sergeant Rodger F. Dewey.
  Master Sergeant Dewey, a career Marine, will be retiring after 24 
years of honorable and faithful service to this country.
  Master Sergeant Dewey has served with distinction. He enlisted in the 
Marine Corps in 1980 while still in High School. He has had numerous 
duty assignments. Some of these assignments included the Naval Academy, 
Marine Barracks Washington, DC, the 1989 Presidential Inauguration 
Committee and the Navy and Marine Corps Liaison Office for the House of 
Representatives.
  Master Sergeant Dewey provided incredible support to the Members of 
Congress. While in the Liaison Office, he addressed congressional 
inquiries fielding constituent questions. Master Sergeant Dewey was 
instrumental in educating Members and staff about the policies and 
goals for the Department of Navy and the Marine Corps.
  Master Dewey has volunteered in many organizations and programs both 
with the Marine Corps and throughout Baltimore County. Over the past 6 
years he has been instrumental in providing gifts and food for families 
in Eastern Baltimore County and Annapolis. As the Toys for Tots 
Coordinator he has collected and distributed over 90,000 toys to those 
children in need. Also, with the help of his wife Betty, a Baltimore 
County Police Officer, they have distributed over 600 holiday food 
baskets to families in the Dundalk and Essex areas. His satisfaction is 
in seeing the families and the children sharing a happy holiday.
  In 2003 Master Sergeant Dewey was selected as the Naval Cryptologic 
Veterans Association's Marine of the Year for 2002. This award is 
presented to the Marine that best supports the Naval Cryptologic 
missions. As Administrative Chief for a Battalion consisting of eight 
separate and remote companies co-located with the Navy Security Group 
Activities and National Intelligence Agency sites around the world, 
Master Sergeant Dewey's superior sustained performance was noteworthy. 
Through his dynamic leadership and unswerving dedication to duty, he 
ensured that Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion was successful in 
every endeavor, and he personally ensured every company's overall 
administrative requirements were fully met; regardless of where the 
company was; the United Kingdom, Hawaii, and throughout the United 
States.
  The Marine Corps has been a career and home to Master Sergeant Dewey 
for 24 years. He has touched the lives of all who he has come in 
contact with. His leadership and guidance will be missed. The Marine's 
of his past and present will miss him.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Master 
Sergeant Dewey for his service to the United States Marine Corps and to 
our Nation.

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