[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING REAR ADMIRAL DOUGLASS T. BIESEL, COMMANDER, JOINT REGION 
         MARIANAS, U.S. NAVY, FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 2010

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the exemplary 
community service and leadership of Rear Admiral Douglass T. Biesel, 
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas; and Commander, Joint Region 
Marianas. RDML Biesel has been an outstanding leader for the men and 
women under his command and he has encouraged his troops to be active 
in our community. RDML Biesel has been a supporter of programs that 
enhance and promote the Chamorro culture on Guam, and he recently 
directed the transfer of two historic Latte Stones from the 
headquarters of Joint Region Marianas to the Governor's Complex in 
Adelup, Guam. The Latte Stone is an important symbol of Chamorro 
identity in Guam and the Marianas and represents the cultural heritage 
of the indigenous people of our islands. RDML Biesel's efforts to 
return these ancient symbols of Chamorro culture to the people of Guam 
are sincerely appreciated by the Chamorro people and our whole 
community.
  RDML Biesel is from Coudersport, Pennsylvania, and was raised in 
Newtown, Connecticut. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1980, 
RDML Biesel was assigned to serve as Commander of Joint Region Marianas 
in Guam in May 2009 and was reassigned to serve as Commander of Navy 
Region Northwest in Silverdale, Washington in March 2010. It is on the 
occasion of Rear Admiral Biesel's departure from Joint Region Marianas 
that I join the people of Guam in acknowledging his leadership, 
outstanding contributions to our community and cultural awareness.

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