[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 100 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




A TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN JANE M. HARTLEY, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RESERVE

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                           HON. MIKE McINTYRE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 2005

  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to honor Captain Jane M. Hartley of the United States Coast Guard 
Reserve. Captain Hartley is retiring after serving the people of this 
great Nation for 27 years.
  Captain Hartley was an accomplished officer who always put country, 
duty, and honor first. Throughout her illustrious career, Captain 
Hartley was honored with the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal, 
Coast Guard Commendation Medal twice, 9/11 Medal, Coast Guard 
Achievement Medal, Commandant's Letter of Commendation, and Armed 
Forces Reserve Medal twice.
  In addition, Captain Hartley blazed a path of progress by being the 
first woman to have a command in the Fifth Coast Guard District and the 
first woman in the Coast Guard to become Captain of the Port of 
Wilmington.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that Captain Hartley will remain in our 
area after her retirement and continue to be an important part of our 
community.
  Captain Jane M. Hartley has served her nation and citizens in an 
exemplary manner, and her devotion to the security of our country 
should serve as an example to us all.
  May God bless her and her family, and may God bless the men and women 
in the U.S. Coast Guard.

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