[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING BRIGADIER GENERAL KEVIN STEWART

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                         HON. GREGORY F. MURPHY

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2024

  Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Brigadier General 
Kevin Stewart, the first President and CEO of the Carolina Museum of 
the Marine. BGen Stewart, an Iraq and Afghanistan War veteran, has 
served our Nation and his community with great honor and integrity. He 
retired from the Marine Corps in 2021 as the Director of the Global 
Operations Center at U.S. Transportation Command. He also served as the 
Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group at Marine Corps 
Base Camp Lejeune, as well as Chief of Staff for the Deputy Commandant 
for Installations and Logistics, at the United States Marine Corps 
headquarters.
  In his two years as CEO, BGen Stewart has demonstrated remarkable 
fundraising and marketing prowess. He secured $4 million from the state 
government, over $1.9 million in private sector donations, and 
additional funds from the city and county governments. He also launched 
the first regional TV and live-streaming ad campaign for the Carolina 
Museum of the Marine. BGen Stewart implemented the organization's first 
brand guidelines and upgraded the website.
  Under his leadership, the Carolina Museum of the Marine is coming to 
life. BGen Stewart is to be commended for assembling a team of 
outstanding design and construction firms and finalizing the necessary 
approvals for the museum. The official groundbreaking earlier this year 
celebrated the start of museum construction, and you can now see the 
walls going up as you drive by the Lejeune Memorial Gardens. To support 
this physical progress, he also strengthened the museum's organization, 
building a top-notch staff, improving fiscal management, and planning 
for its operations.
  This transformational project is becoming so much more than just a 
museum and far surpassing traditional expectations. BGen Stewart led 
development of the Carolina Museum of the Marine's Al Gray Marine 
Leadership Forum that teaches the core values of the Marine Corps, 
strategic thinking, and leadership traits. He oversaw construction of 
the studio for the Leadership Forum and helped to shape the compelling 
programming created there.
  Words do little justice when trying to fully capture the 
contributions BGen Stewart has made to our great Nation and to the 
development of this museum from the ground up. His talent and 
leadership skills are truly second to none. It has been an honor to 
witness his efforts to memorialize the history of our beloved Sailors 
and Marines in the Carolinas. I wish BGen Stewart swift recovery and 
look forward to seeing all that he accomplishes in the future.

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