[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1958]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO UNITED STATES NAVY LIEUTENANT DAN CODER

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the retirement of 
United States Navy Lieutenant Dan Coder, and to express my appreciation 
for his dedication and commitment to his country.
  For the past 24 years, Lt. Coder has served faithfully and honorably. 
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduating from Ogden High School in 
1981. He was stationed onboard the USS KITTY HAWK from 1981 to 1985. He 
worked in the Deck Department, Operations Department and was promoted 
to Yeoman 2nd Class Petty Officer. In 1985 he returned to school and 
left the Navy. In 1987, while serving in the Iowa National Guard, Lt. 
Coder decided to return to the Navy and make a career out of it. During 
the same year, he also married his wife, Lisa, and the couple welcomed 
their first of four children.
  During his career, Lt. Coder was promoted numerous times, from Yeoman 
First Class Petty Officer to Chief Petty Officer, Limited Duty Officer, 
Lieutenant Junior Grade and Lieutenant. He also earned the Meritorious 
Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement 
Medals, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with Bronze Star), and Global 
War on Terror Expeditionary and Service Medals.
  I commend Lt. Dan Coder for his many years of loyalty and service to 
our great nation and the State of Iowa. It is an immense honor to 
represent Lt. Coder in the United States Congress, and I wish him, his 
wife Lisa, and their four children many more happy and healthy years 
together.

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