[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 163 (Saturday, December 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNITION OF LORETTA E. REARDON'S SERVICE TO FORT MONMOUTH ARMY 
                                GARRISON

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2005

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise today to pay tribute and 
express my deeply felt gratitude to the service of Loretta E. Reardon, 
who serves as the staff advisor and special projects officer/
coordinator for the Deputy to the Commanding General at Fort Monmouth 
Army Garrison in Eatontown, NJ.
  Ms. Reardon has proudly served our government for nearly twenty-seven 
years. Throughout her career she has shown a total dedication to her 
mission. Ms. Reardon has been a mentor to employees and has always been 
an energetic team player.
  She has selflessly served Fort Monmouth as liaison to industry 
organizations on issues involving the command as well as Congressional 
offices on all federal matters.
  She has always quickly responded to special inquiries generated by my 
staff, and my colleagues in the New Jersey Congressional Delegation, 
and myself on a myriad of issues pertaining to Fort Monmouth such as 
Appropriation and BRAC issues.
  She was the eyes and ears for the command through multiple rounds of 
Base Realignment and Closures. She has been a steady and guiding force 
keeping Victor J. Ferlise, the Deputy to the Commanding General U.S. 
Army Communications--Electronics Command, on the right track for a 
number of years.
  In closing, her retirement marks a new chapter in her life. It also 
represents the loss of a member of the Fort Monmouth family. It will be 
impossible to replace her work ethic, her exceptional standards, her 
unparalleled skill, and her ability to make everyone she touched feel 
special.
  I want to thank Loretta E. Reardon for all she has done for Fort 
Monmouth, for the State of New Jersey, and for our country.
  I ask my colleagues to recognize the tremendous contribution that 
Loretta E. Reardon has made throughout her impressive twenty-seven year 
career.

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