[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E803]
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HONORING THE SERVICE OF JEAN AUGUSTINE ROMNEY, FORMER ADJUTANT GENERAL 
           OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL GUARD

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                       HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN

                         of the virgin islands

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 2010

  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay posthumous recognition 
and tribute to the late Major General Jean Augustine Romney, former 
Adjutant General of the United States Virgin Islands National Guard, 
for dedicating his life to the needs of the community in which he lived 
and the Nation that he served with distinction.
  Major General Jean A. Romney was born on December 14, 1941, and 
raised in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He attended 
and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School before enlisting in the 
U.S. Army. He did his basic training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and 
his advance training at Ft. Benning, Georgia. He was then assigned to 
the 1st Battle Group, 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, in Bamberg, 
Germany. He concluded Active Duty in the 7th Army NCO Academy as 
Sergeant and the 1st Battle Group, 28th Infantry Division, AKA ``The 
Big Red One''.
  Major General Romney returned to the U.S. Virgin Islands and enrolled 
in the Catholic University of Puerto Rico, in Ponce, Puerto Rico from 
1963 to 1966, receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. 
He was a member of the prestigious Phi Epsilon Chi Fraternity of Puerto 
Rico. He continued his education and earned a Master's Degree in 
Interpersonal Relations and Personal Management at the Inter American 
University of Puerto Rico Graduate School in San German, Puerto Rico.
  Major General Romney served as a Senator in the 11th Legislature of 
the U.S. Virgin Islands from 1975 to 1977. In Apri1 1977, he resumed 
his military career by joining the Virgin Islands National Guard and 
receiving a direct commission as Captain. In 1978 he attended and 
completed his Officer Advance Course at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in 
Maryland.
  Although employed by the Virgin Islands National Guard, he was on 
loan from the Federal Government to the Virgin Islands Government from 
1980 to 1984, during the Administration of Governor Juan F. Luis, 
serving as the Christiansted Administrator.
  In 1988, he completed the Command and General Staff College and later 
attended a Battalion/Brigade Pre-Command Course at Ft. Leavenworth, 
Kansas. From 1993 to 1994 he attended the United States Army War 
College at Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated with 
the Class of 1994 and was a lifetime member of the Army War College's 
Alumni Association.
  He held the following military positions before being appointed the 
Adjutant General of the United States Virgin Islands National Guard: 
Commander, 652nd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company; Personnel 
Administrative Officer; Detachment Commander, Headquarters TERARC; 
Assistant Chief of Staff Personnel; Commander, Troop Commander; and 
Assistant Chief of Staff Logistics and Services.
  Major General Romney's military decorations and awards include the 
following: The Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster; The 
Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Army Reserve Component 
Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; Good Conduct Medal; Army of 
Occupation (Berlin); National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces 
Expeditionary Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve 
Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster; Army Service Ribbon; Army Reserve 
Overseas Deployment Training Medal; Virgin Islands Long and Faithful 
Medal with First Clasp; and, the Virgin Islands Emergency Service 
Ribbon with Number.
  Major General Romney was married to the former Beverly Cedelle 
Walcott of Christiansted, St. Croix,Virgin Islands. At the time of his 
passing, they had two daughters, Ayanna and Chivonne and two 
grandchildren, Marcus and Makeda. We, the Nation and the Territory of 
the United States Virgin Islands are indebted to him and to them for 
his dedicated service. 

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