[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1200]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN PETER BOYNTON

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2007

  Mr. ISRAEL. Madam. Speaker, I rise today to honor Captain Peter 
Boynton. Captain Boynton will retire on June 1, 2007 after serving as 
Commander of Sector for the Long Island Sound, headquartered in New 
Haven, Connecticut, since June, 2004. Captain Peter Boynton has 
displayed a stalwart dedication to the safety and well-being of all 
those who travel on his waters and coastline for years. The Long Island 
Sound Sector includes 16 field units in Connecticut and on Long Island 
with 490 active duty military and civilians, 180 reservists and 1,800 
volunteers with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. In his position as Captain, 
Boynton has been responsible for port safety and security, search and 
rescue, marine inspection and pollution response in Connecticut, Long 
Island and waters 200 miles offshore.
  Captain Boynton has spent 10 years at sea on six Coast Guard cutters 
including the icebreaker Mackinaw, the cutter Spencer and the tall ship 
Eagle. He has commanded three cutters; Escanaba in Boston, Ocracoke in 
Puerto Rico, and Cape Morgan in Portland, Maine. His seagoing service 
includes spending five winters patrolling Georges Bank in the Gulf of 
Maine, and his Ocracoke crew seizing 23 tons of marijuana and 2 tons of 
cocaine in the Caribbean Sea.
  Captain Boynton served at the White House as the Director for Global 
Affairs on the National Security Council staff, coordinating national 
policy for drug interdiction and migrant smuggling. He was also the 
senior Coast Guard liaison at the Department of State, coordinating 
international Coast Guard operations with the diplomatic community. He 
served as the Chief of Intelligence on a multi-agency drug task force 
in New York City.
  Captain Boynton holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from 
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and an Ocean Engineering degree 
from the Coast Guard Academy. Captain Boynton holds an unlimited 
Master's License in the Merchant Marine. His military awards include 
the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal and Presidential Service 
Badge.
  Captain Boynton has always gone above and beyond the call of duty, 
specifically when it comes to paying the utmost personal attention to 
the questions and concerns of the community. He has built a reputation 
for listening to problems, answering questions, and finding solutions. 
He has done an excellent job protecting the people who travel on the 
Long Island Sound by being accessible to hearing and responding to 
their needs. I applaud Captain Peter Boynton for his contributions and 
dedication to the United States Coast Guard and the Long Island Sound.

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