[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MR. MICHAEL F. JAGGARD

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 2009

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
Michael F. Jaggard, Captain, USN (RET), who is retiring after more than 
41 years of faithful service to our Nation, as both a military officer 
and career civilian employee. He has offered selfless dedication to 
which we are all grateful.
  In 1967, Mr. Jaggard began his federal career in the United States 
Army as an Infantryman, serving with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 
in the Republic of Vietnam from January 1968 to January 1969. Upon his 
release from active duty, Mr. Jaggard returned to civilian life and 
earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas A&I University in 1971.
  Mr. Jaggard continued his government service by enlisting in the 
United States Navy in 1973. Upon graduating from Officer Candidate 
School and until 1977, he served as the Supply Officer aboard the USS 
Will Rogers (SSBN 659). He subsequently worked as an instructor at the 
Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia, and in 1979 he served as 
Assistant Supply Officer aboard the USS Emory S. Land. Upon completion 
of that tour in 1981, he attended the Navy Postgraduate School where he 
earned a Masters of Science in Management degree.
  After graduate school, Mr. Jaggard became a Principal Contracting 
Officer at the Naval Sea Systems Command for four years. From 1986 
through 2001, he continued his federal career completing many 
successful tours in the Navy, assuming various leadership roles that 
have taken him across the world. He served as the Executive Officer and 
Commanding Officer of the Naval Regional Contracting Center, 
Philadelphia; Submarine Supply Support Officer to the Commander 
Submarine Force, US; Supply Officer aboard the USS Orion home ported in 
La Maddalena, Italy; Commander, Defense Contract Management Command, 
United Kingdom; and Deputy Commander for Contracts at the Naval Sea 
Systems Command.
  On October 1, 2001, Mr. Jaggard retired from the Navy as a Captain. 
Upon retirement he was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in the 
civilian ranks and served as the Chief of Staff/Policy to the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition & Logistics Management 
in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, 
Development and Acquisition. He has been taking on the challenges of 
military acquisition and procurement ever since.
  It is through the commitment and sacrifice of Americans like Mr. Mike 
Jaggard that our nation is able to continue upon the path of democracy 
and strive for the betterment of mankind. I am proud, Madam Speaker, as 
a fellow Virginian, to thank him and his family for his long and 
honorable service to our nation. On behalf of the citizens of 
Virginia's Eighth Congressional District, I wish him fair winds and 
following seas as he concludes a distinguished career.

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