[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5795]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  TRIBUTE TO COMMANDER JOHN FRISTACHI

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 4, 2001

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding Naval Officer, Commander John C.P. Fristachi, who served 
with distinction and dedication for almost three years for the 
Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations under the Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy (FM&C) as a Principle Assistant in the 
Appropriations Matters Office. It is a privilege for me to recognize 
his many outstanding achievements and commend him for the superb 
service he has provided to the Department of the Navy, the Congress, 
and our great Nation as a whole.
  During his tenure in the Appropriations Matters Office, which began 
in April of 1998, Commander Fristachi has provided members of the House 
Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense as well as our 
professional and associate staffs with timely and accurate support 
regarding Navy plans, programs and budget decisions. His valuable 
contributions have enabled the Defense Subcommittee and the Department 
of the Navy to strengthen its close working relationship and to ensure 
the most modern, well-trained and well-equipped naval forces attainable 
for the defense of our nation.
  Mr. Speaker, John Fristachi and his wife Betsy have made many 
sacrifices during his naval career. His distinguished service has 
exemplified honor, courage and commitment. As they depart the 
Appropriations Matters Office to embark on yet another great Navy 
adventure in the service of a grateful nation, I call upon my 
colleagues to wish them both every success and the traditional Navy 
send-off ``fair winds and following seas.''

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