[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 29614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                   TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL ARCHIE CLEMINS

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 9, 1999

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to express my 
gratitude and admiration for Admiral Archie Clemins, commander of the 
United States Pacific Fleet.
  His leadership and courage during his thirty-four years of military 
service was outstanding. Since his retirement on October eighth, he has 
been greatly missed.
  I would also like to take this time to show my appreciation for the 
time he has spent with Scott Wagner's fifth-grade class at Horace Mann 
School in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Admiral Clemins has found the time to 
share his skills and knowledge with these impressionable students. 
Utilizing stories and souvenirs from his travels, he has both educated 
and entertained these pupils. In addition, he has funded trips for them 
to the Great Lakes Navy Base as well as the base in San Diego, 
California.
  I would like to again express my sincere appreciation for Admiral 
Clemins' generosity and commitment to our country and its future.

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