[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H86]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING REAR ADMIRAL BRIAN DAVIES
(Mr. WILLIAMS of New York asked and was given permission to address
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WILLIAMS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the life
and service of Rear Admiral Brian Davies, a distinguished nuclear
submarine warfare officer who succumbed to illness on December 30.
The floor of Congress is a fitting place to remember his dedication
to our country and our security, where he served beneath the seas, out
of sight, ever vigilant, ensuring America's dominance of the seas.
I honor Admiral Davies' full life and his dutiful service. A graduate
of the U.S. Naval Academy, Brian commanded our most secret and most
decorated submarine, the USS Jimmy Carter. Later, he commanded a
submarine squadron.
His service took him under the Arctic, the western Pacific, the
northern Atlantic, and the Indian Oceans. All other details are hidden,
even from his own family.
I ask that our Nation also remember Brian's shipmates who continue to
sacrifice so much for our Nation in silence.
I ask that we honor and remember Brian's wife, Kacey, and their
daughter, Caitlin, who endured with courage the many hardships of his
time in the Navy and who now mourn the loss of his honorable life.
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