[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO COMMANDER JEFFERY FREEMAN

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I am pleased to congratulate Commander 
Jeffery Freeman upon the completion of his career of service in the 
United States Navy. Throughout his 21 year military career, Commander 
Freeman served with distinction and dedication.
  Continuing a family tradition of Naval Service since World War I, 
Jeff received his commission from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981 and 
went on to earn his Naval Flight Officer Wings. Jeff served in four 
maritime patrol squadrons as a Patrol Plan Tactical Coordinator, 
Mission Commander, and ultimately as Officer-in-Charge, flying over 
3,500 hours in the P-3 Orion aircraft, deploying to remote locations 
around world, and flying hundreds of hours tracking Soviet and other 
foreign submarines. Jeff served as a legislative fellow in my office, 
and he has served in the Navy Appropriations Liaison Office providing 
support to both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
  His family and his fellow shipmates can be proud of his distinguished 
service. Commander Freeman, his wife Annemarie of Biloxi, and their 
four children, have made many sacrifices during his Naval career, and 
we appreciate their contribution of conscientious service to our 
country. As he departs the Pentagon to start his second career, I call 
upon my colleagues to wish Jeff and his family every success, and the 
traditional Navy ``fair winds and following seas.''

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