[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E309-E310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF GUNNERY SERGEANT LORENZO V. CHANCE, 
                       UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 2006

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me today to 
rise in appreciation of the 22 years Gunnery Sergeant Lorenzo Chance 
has served in our United States Armed Forces.
  A native of the great State of North Carolina, Gunnery Sergeant 
Chance is a true patriot who has significantly contributed to the 
defense of our Nation. After graduating from Cape Fear High School in 
1983, Gunnery Sergeant Chance entered the Corps at Marine Corps Recruit 
Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, where he attended basic training.

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  Gunnery Sergeant Chance's assignments in the Marine Corps include:
  September 1984-1986, Admin Clerk, HQMC Manpower Branch;
  November 1986-December 1987, Embarkation NCO, Marine Wing 
Headquarters Squadron-1, Okinawa, Japan;
  January 1988-December 1991 HQMC Programs and Resources Division, 
Assistant Security Manager ensuring the personnel, physical, and 
information security of a division of 60 persons, hundreds of 
documents, and equipment;
  January 1992-June 1995, Military Entrance Processing Station 
Montgomery, AL, Processing Specialist, interviewing and processing 
thousands of applicants into the U.S. Armed Forces;
  July 1995-November 1997 Parris Island, SC, Senior Drill Instructor, 
Third RTBN, K Company and, Operations Chief/Acting First Sergeant, 
Support BN, Special Training Company, a direct impact in the ``Making 
of Marines'';
  December 1997-April 2002, HQMC PP&O, Current Operations Branch, 
Marine Corps Command Center where he served as an Assistant Watch; Team 
Chief, SNCOIC Marine Corps Exercises Employment Program, and Post 9/11 
Crisis Action Team Operations Chief. During this period he was also 
assigned various other duties, including service as a Member of the 
Headquarters Marine Corps, Inspector General's Readiness Assessment 
Team, responsibility for globally inspecting Marine Corps units for 
deployment capability and, in the 2000 Presidential Inaugural 
Committee, SNCOIC of the Street Cordon.

  May 2002 through November 2005 Gunnery Sergeant Chance served the 435 
Members of both the 108th and 109th Congress as SNCOIC Marine Corps 
House Liaison Office. He was also the Senior Enlisted service member to 
the U.S. House of Representatives during this period. Gunnery Sergeant 
Chance was responsible for directing and organizing numerous 
congressional and staff delegations around the world. His attention to 
detail in making these very important trips logistically successful is 
noteworthy.
  On a personal note, I had the pleasure of traveling several times to 
many different countries with Gunnery Sergeant Chance. He was a true 
professional at all times and my wife and I always enjoyed his company. 
We both wish him ``Fair Winds and Following Seas'' and are honored he 
asked us to participate in his retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, few can match the dedication Lorenzo Chance has shown 
the United States Marine Corps and our Nation. His service has 
benefited so many and I cannot express enough gratitude to him. On 
behalf of the United States Congress, I wish to thank Lorenzo Chance 
and lastly, ``Semper Fidelis.''

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