[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2371-E2372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO NAVY CHIEF SONAR TECHNICIAN OF SUBMARINES DALE ALAN BARUTH

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 8, 2007

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the service of the 
United States Navy Chief Sonar Technician of Submarines, Dale Alan 
Baruth, and to express my appreciation for his dedication and 
commitment to his country on the occasion of his retirement.
  For the past 24 years, Chief Baruth has served faithfully and 
honorably. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on board the Pre-
commissioning Unit Alaska and the USS Alaska SSBN 732 Blue Crew from 
July 1985 to June 1990. Later he served at the Naval Oceanography 
Command Detachment in Bangor, WA, from June 1990 to October 1993 when 
he was honorably discharged from active service.
  In March 1995, Chief Baruth joined the Navy Reserve where he served 
honorably until his retirement. He primarily served at the Navy 
Operational Support Center in Sioux Falls, SD, attached to COMDESRON 24 
Det A. In November 2001 he was recalled to active duty in support of 
Operation Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom and was assigned to the Navy 
Security Force, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, St. Louis, MO, 
until December 2002.
  I commend Chief Dale Alan Baruth for his many years of loyalty and 
service to our great Nation. It is an immense honor to represent Chief 
Baruth in Congress, and I wish him and his family in Estherville, IA, a 
long, happy and healthy retirement.

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