[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2143-E2144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN HONOR OF DR. GERALD M. LEMOLE, M.D., 2008 RECIPIENT OF THE 
         WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware-

                    in the house of representatives

                       Sunday, September 28, 2008

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to recognize Dr. Gerald M. Lemole, M.D. Dr. Lemole is the 2008 
recipient of the Wilmington Senior Center's Lifetime Achievement Award. 
The Wilmington Senior Center bestows this prestigious award upon an 
older adult whose accomplishments are particularly laudable. As one of 
our nation's foremost cardiothoracic surgeons, Dr. Lemole is certainly 
deserving of such an honor.
  Following his graduation from Villanova University in 1958 and after 
earning his doctor of medicine degree from Temple University in 1962, 
Dr. Lemole completed an internship at Staten Island University and his 
residency at Temple University Hospital. From 1967 to 1969, Dr. Lemole 
received cardiac training from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, 
Texas. Serving as an instructor in surgery at Baylor in 1968, he was 
part of the surgical team that performed the first successful heart 
transplant in the United States.
  Returning to Temple University in 1969, Dr. Lemole quickly made his 
mark on the Tri-State area, performing the first coronary bypass that 
same year. At 32, he became Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Temple 
University, Chief of Surgery at Deborah Heart and Lung Center at 35, 
and a full professor of surgery at Temple University at 38, making him 
one of the youngest individuals in the United States to achieve such a 
position. Dr. Lemole re-located to Delaware in 1986 in order to 
establish our State's first open heart surgery program, where he has 
since continued to save numerous lives as well as train and mentor 
other promising surgeons on the staff in the Christiana Care Health 
System. He also serves on the staff at A.I. Dupont Hospital in 
Wilmington, Delaware, along with several hospitals in the Greater 
Philadelphia area.
  As an accomplished physician and brilliant instructor, Dr. Lemole has 
lectured extensively and authored many articles for various 
publications. He has served as a visiting professor at several colleges 
and universities both in the United States and abroad, including the 
University of Istanbul, where he performed Turkey's first successful 
coronary bypass surgery in 1982.
  I thank and acknowledge Dr. Gerald Lemole for his dedicated service 
to our nation and the State of Delaware. With honed precision and an 
exceptional medical mind, Dr. Lemole has touched countless lives in his 
over forty years of surgical practice. He is a truly worthy recipient 
of the Wilmington Senior Center's Lifetime Achievement Award.

                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                       HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH-

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Sunday, September 28, 2008

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:

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  Requesting Member: Rep. Christopher H. Smith.
   Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
   Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy Account.
   Legal Name of Requesting Entity: McGee Industries Incorporated.
   Address of Requesting Entity: Nine Crozerville Road, PO Box 2425, 
Aston, PA 19014.
   Description of Request: The next generation aircraft carriers will 
be built using new-technology that replaces the traditional steam 
catapults with an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). The 
environment around aircraft carrier catapults is among the most 
corrosive (i.e. seawater spray, heat, deck contaminants) with which the 
Navy must contend. No reliable corrosion or fracture data exists for 
the new EMALS materials and configuration operating in a catapult-like 
environment. A T & E program initiated to develop design-specific 
corrosion data under simulated catapult conditions needs to be 
continued in order to permit further design refinement, that will: (1) 
prevent premature component failures (2) minimize costly fleet 
maintenance and (3) enhance operational readiness.
  Corrosion protection is an important element in producing a durable, 
highly reliable EMALS that will meet or exceed all Navy performance 
goals. It can be expected that unforeseen corrosion issues will arise 
as full-scale development, testing, and implementation of the EMALS 
proceeds. There is a window to generate corrosion data and recommend 
changes through 2009. Corrosion fatigue and stress corrosion cracking 
are critical problems that if addressed correctly, would improve 
performance, extend their life cycle and lower Operation and 
Maintenance costs for the carriers and their test facilities. Fracture 
mechanics testing of various corrosion control alternatives in a 
realistically simulated environment is required to resolve these 
concerns.
   Detailed Finance Plan--McGee Industries: The total cost of this 
program has been valued at $3,000,000. We will need to design and 
develop load frames that will replicate the harsh catapult trough 
environment. Test equipment will need to be built that simulates the 
heat extremes, vibration effects, various deck contaminate and their 
effects on corrosion. All of these parameters will need to be monitored 
on a periodic basis to assure that we are simulating the EMALS 
operating conditions. At present we plan to evaluate more than 20 
different chemicals and coatings.
   The research program planned will follow the direction of the 
testing results and the direction of appropriate NAVAIR personnel. We 
estimate that we will need man hours for chemists, engineers, 
technicians and laboratory services as well as clerical and 
administrative support.
   Breakdown of the Requested Funding:
   $750,000 for Design and Test Equipment.
   $350,000 for Laboratory Supplies and Equipment.
   $550,000 for Man Hours for Chemists, Engineers, Technicians.
   $150,000 Administrative, Travel,
   $200,000 Research Institutes.
   Though this program is specifically directed at the EMALS system 
controlled by NAVAIR, McGee Industries plans to include updates 
pertinent to NAVSEA. Corrosion issues and improved corrosion protection 
are a problem throughout all military branches due to the age of 
existing equipment and the harsh environments which they must operate 
in successfully. Thus, this program offers conditioned maintenance 
improvements for the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines and the Coast 
Guard.

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