[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1156]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MS. M. MAUREEN PERKINS

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 12, 2002

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of my 
colleagues to a constituent in the 6th District of New Jersey. It is 
with great pleasure that I introduce and honor Ms. M. Maureen Perkins 
as she retires from the Department of Defense, CECOM, Fort Monmouth, 
NJ.
  Ms. Perkins retired on January 3, 2002, as a Department of Defense 
civilian. As a Logistics Management Specialist, she has retired from 
the Command and Control Systems and Avionics Branch, Force 
Modernization Division, Readiness Directorate, Logistics and Readiness 
Center, CECOM, Fort Monmouth.
  While in this Branch, Mrs. Perkins has served as Action Officer, Team 
Leader, Section Chief and Branch Chief for civilians, military and 
contractor personnel. Her technical and managerial skills were 
recognized by receipt of numerous performance awards.
  Mrs. Perkins' career started in Finance and Accounting at Fort 
Monmouth. She was promoted a year later to Health Services Command at 
Patterson Army Hospital, Fort Monmouth, NJ, in the Medical Supply 
Branch.
  After 4 years in Medical Supply, Mrs. Perkins relinquished her career 
to support her husband's, retired Lieutenant Colonel Franchot Perkins, 
Army career. She not only provided support to her husband's career, and 
the raising of their two sons, but she actively participated in the 
Officer's Wives Club, in which she served a term as a board member. As 
a military wife, Mrs. Perkins supported the American Red Cross and 
became a Red Cross volunteer dental assistant at the Dental Clinic in 
Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
  Mrs. Perkins resumed her career at ERADCOM, Fort Monmouth where she 
received several commendations and honorary awards. Years later, she 
accepted a promotion, as Chief, Equipment Management Branch, which 
returned her to Health Services Command at Patterson Army Hospital, 
Fort Monmouth, NJ.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my sincere hope that my colleagues will join me in 
honoring and recognizing Mrs. M. Perkins' retirement and her 
significant accomplishments throughout her career in Command and 
Control Systems and Avionics Branch, Force Modernization Division, 
Readiness Directorate, Logistics and Readiness Center, CECOM and the 
United States Army.

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