[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE CAREER OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER PHILLIP G. BOONE, RET.

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 1, 2024

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the admirable 
career of retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer Phillip Boone.
  Phillip was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1958 to Samuel and 
Mary Boone. After graduating from West Charlotte High School in 1975, 
Phillip immediately enlisted in the United States Navy at age 17.
  His first assignment was aboard the U.S.S. Eisenhower, where he 
performed operations on the flight deck, catapulting and arresting 
military aircraft--one of the most dangerous jobs on a carrier. During 
his time in the Navy, Phillip sailed the world aboard four additional 
aircraft carriers and one amphibious assault ship, the U.S.S. Wasp. In 
1986, he was promoted to Chief Petty Officer, and in 1988, he earned 
his commission as a Warrant Officer. After 25 years of honorable 
service, Phillip retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4, having led 
thousands of sailors, managed budgets upwards of five million dollars, 
and went on ten peacekeeping and five combat deployments, including to 
the Persian Gulf and Grenada. His exemplary service earned Phillip the 
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal three times, the Navy and 
Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and many other personal and unit 
citations.
  Following his retirement, Phillip became a Navy Junior Reserve 
Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) instructor and used the position to 
motivate young men and women to join the armed services. For more than 
23 years, he trained, taught, and mentored class after class of our 
Nation's youth, preparing them to take on life's challenges, whether 
they went on to join the military or not. His NJROTC cadets have logged 
tens of thousands of community service hours and won countless awards 
for military drill and marksmanship. In 2019, he was nominated for the 
Beaumont Foundation of America's prestigious ``Wayne E. Reaud 
Excellence in Education Award,'' recognizing his outstanding service as 
an educator. That same year, he was also named Beaumont Independent 
School District's ``Teacher of the Year.''
  It is a privilege to sincerely thank Chief Warrant Officer Boone for 
his exemplary service in the United States Navy and for his role in 
educating new generations of Americans. I offer my congratulations on 
his retirement, and I wish him and his family all the best in the 
future.

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