[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 120 (Thursday, September 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER LARRY CANNAN UPON THE 
                       OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2013

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the remarkable 
career of Chief Warrant Officer Larry Cannan upon the occasion of his 
retirement. After nearly thirty years of dutiful service to our country 
in the United States Coast Guard, Larry will be retiring on August 24, 
2013. Larry bravely chose to enlist in the United States Coast Guard in 
August 1982. Initially joining the Reserve Unit in San Diego as a Petty 
Officer 3rd Class, he remained in California for two years until his 
transfer to Buffalo, New York.
  Throughout his years of service, Larry steadily advanced in rank. 
While serving in Buffalo, he obtained his coxswain qualification and 
certification.
  After participating in port security unit training operations in 
Ahuas Tara, Honduras, Larry was called into active duty. During the 
first Gulf War, he selflessly served in both Operations Desert Shield 
and Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia from September 1990 to April 1991. 
Just three years later, Larry was once again called into active duty 
for Operation Restore Democracy in Haiti. Using his expertise in port 
security, Larry instructed training units in Valdez, Alaska in April 
1995, and was a participant in training operation Marcot 96 in Nova 
Scotia, Canada.
  In January 2001, Larry advanced to Petty Officer 1st Class, 
transferring to the Group Buffalo Field Intelligence Team. Two years 
later, he was promoted to Port Security Chief Petty Officer and 
completed the Chief Petty Officer Academy.
  November 2006 saw Larry return to active duty as a First Coast Guard 
Fulltime Liaison Officer to the International Border Intelligence Team 
in Ottawa, Canada, where he served until February 2007. In August 2008, 
he commissioned as Chief Warrant Officer at Sector Buffalo Intelligence 
and completed Indoctrination School at the Coast Guard Academy.
  Larry's last service in active duty ran from May 2010 to August 2010 
for Operation Deepwater Horizon. Called into service by the Atlantic 
Area Logistics Unit, Larry was commended as responsible for \1/3\ of 
the production of the 6 member unit.
  From March until June in 2012, Larry authored and obtained approval 
as a Project Officer of Operation Spring Break, a sector Buffalo 
intelligence joint operation in cooperation with U.S. Border Patrol 
conducted along the St. Lawrence River in Ogdensburg, New York. For his 
exemplary service, Larry was commended for the success of the operation 
and distinct honor of it being the first operation of its kind in the 
9th district.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank you for allowing me a few moments to recognize 
the truly outstanding career and service of Larry. I am sincerely 
grateful for his service, and wish him the best in all of his future 
endeavors.