[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1894-H1895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING THE NOMINATION OF REAR ADMIRAL MICHAEL BOYLE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Mrs. Cammack) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the service, 
sacrifice, and recent nomination of one of my constituents, Rear 
Admiral Michael E. Boyle.
  Admiral Boyle has served as director of Maritime Operations for the 
U.S. Pacific Fleet since June of 2020. Admiral Boyle was designated a 
naval aviator in January of 1990.
  In his 30 years of dedicated service, he has held numerous positions 
throughout the United States Naval Command. Whether it was operational 
tours, like aboard the USS Forrestal in support of Operation Provide 
Comfort in Northern Iraq, or aboard the USS Saratoga in support of 
Operation Provide Promise in Bosnia, Admiral Boyle has shown what 
leadership, fortitude, and duty look like in the United States Navy.
  I commend the Secretary of Defense, General Lloyd Austin for his 
nomination of Rear Admiral Boyle to the rank of two-star flag officer, 
rear admiral, in the United States Navy. His work in keeping our Nation 
safe and securing American interests abroad have not gone unnoticed.
  I want to personally thank Rear Admiral Michael Boyle for his service 
to this country and his steadfast duty in defense of our Constitution.
  Congratulations, Admiral. Semper Fortis.


              Honoring Assistant Chief of Police John Jock

  Mrs. CAMMACK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished 
service of Assistant Chief of Police John Jock of the Orange Park 
Police Department.
  Over the past 25 years, Assistant Chief Jock has worked under three 
police chiefs, four town managers, and has become a valued member of 
the force in our community. Starting as a patrol officer for the OPPD 
back in 1996, he has earned promotions three times, achieving the rank 
of assistant police chief, and even receiving his master's degree in 
the process.
  He graduated from the FDLE Florida Leadership Academy in 2011, and 
served on the Clay County SWAT team for over a decade. Mr. Jock has 
been on the front lines of law enforcement for a quarter century and, 
in that time, has investigated and solved criminal cases, provided 
disaster training and communication, and has been a valued community 
leader.
  As a citizen of Orange Park for the last 22 years, Assistant Chief 
Jock entered retirement earlier this month after 25 years of service. 
As the wife of a fellow SWAT team member, I want to wish him and his 
family a happy, safe, and productive retirement.


                       Honoring Captain Mark Elam

  Mrs. CAMMACK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate the 
life and service of Captain Mark Elam of the Putnam County Department 
of Corrections.
  Captain Elam served in the Putman County Sheriff's Office for nearly 
20 years and, in that time, proved himself to be a hardworking servant.
  Before joining the sheriff's office, Mark served 4 years in the 
United States Marine Corps. But the role that he excelled at the most 
was as a family man. He was a devoted husband to his wife, Lachrisha, 
for 15 years and a father to two children. Before Captain Elam's death 
last week, Mark and his wife were in the process of adopting five 
siblings.
  He had a servant's heart and so much compassion to give. His loss 
leaves a hole in the Putnam County law enforcement community, but his 
memory will live on in the work and good deeds he did in life.
  I want to extend my condolences to his wife, children, and the entire 
Putnam County Sheriff's Office in their enormous loss.
  God bless Captain Elam and his family.
  You've got the watch.

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 Honoring Gilchrist County Sheriff's Sergeant Noel Ramirez and Deputy 
                             Taylor Lindsey

  Mrs. CAMMACK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and remember 
Gilchrist County Sheriff's Sergeant Noel Ramirez and Deputy Taylor 
Lindsey who were both gunned down in the line of duty 3 years ago 
today.
  On April 19, 2018, Sergeant Ramirez and Deputy Lindsey were eating 
lunch at a restaurant in Trenton, Florida, when a coward fired through 
a window and killed both officers in the line of duty. That man--whose 
name does not deserve to be mentioned--killed those two officers, 
consumed by a radical hate for law enforcement. That same hate for law 
enforcement that we saw then I continue to see today.
  Now more than ever we need to publicly and boldly support our law 
enforcement officers.
  Noel and Taylor's deaths remind us of the constant vigilance that an 
officer needs to have in order to return home safely to their families 
every night. Being an LEO is a difficult and often thankless job.

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  I want to take a moment to thank Sergeant Ramirez and Deputy Lindsey 
for their service and sacrifice to our community. We honor their legacy 
by continuing to say their names and remember their sacrifice and love 
for our hometown.
  I pledge to always have our brothers and sisters in uniform's six.

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