[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 87 (Thursday, June 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S6781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO COLONEL ROBERT J. DAVIS, JR.

 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute today to 
COL Robert J. Davis, Jr., commander of the Baltimore District, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers. Colonel Davis is retiring after 26 years of 
distinguished service in the U.S. Army, and I take this opportunity to 
express my appreciation for his many years of dedicated service to our 
Nation.
  Robert Davis graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point 
in 1980 and was commissioned into the U.S. Army. He has served in 
numerous staff and command positions here in the United States and 
abroad including an associate professorship in the Department of 
Mechanics and Civil and Mechanical Engineering at West Point, 
commanding the C Company of the 14th Engineer Battalion in Fort Ord, 
CA, and directing public works for the 6th Area Support Group in 
Stuttgart, Germany. He also served as assistant to the commanding 
general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as commander of the 
Detroit District.
  Since August, 2003, when Colonel Davis was selected as commander and 
district engineer for the Baltimore Engineer District, I have had the 
pleasure of working closely with him on numerous civil works and 
military construction projects vitally important to the State of 
Maryland. These included the completion of the first phase of the 
rewatering of the C&O Canal in Cumberland, MD, the initiation of the 
Gwynns Falls Restoration Project in Baltimore, the dredging of St. 
Jerome Creek in Southern Maryland, the advancement of dredged material 
management plans for the Port of Baltimore and the opening of a new 
recreational trail at Jennings Randolph Lake. Colonel Davis has 
continued a long tradition of outstanding leadership of the Baltimore 
District, and the citizens of Maryland and the other States served by 
the Baltimore District will benefit from his leadership for years to 
come.
  In recognition of his exceptional service, Colonel Davis has received 
numerous awards and commendations including the Defense Meritorious 
Service Medal, Army Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation 
Medal, and the Army Medal of Achievement. But above all, Colonel Davis 
has exemplified a steadfast commitment to serving his fellow citizens 
and country with his very best, most dedicated efforts. In this most 
honorable mission, he has earned the admiration and high regard of 
everyone with whom he has worked. I extend my personal congratulations 
and thanks for his hard work and dedication and wish him the very best 
in the future.

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