[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17773-17774]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO VICE ADMIRAL PAUL G. GAFFNEY II

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 10, 2003

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that Vice 
Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II, is retiring after a long and exceptionally 
distinguished career.
  Admiral Gaffney's outstanding service to the Nation has been marked 
by meritorious service in increasingly demanding command positions, 
culminating as the President of the National Defense University. He has 
demonstrated strong and inspiring leadership, unsurpassed executive 
ability, and an untiring dedication to the spirit and mission of the 
United States Navy.
  Admiral Gaffney is a 1968 graduate of the United States Naval 
Academy. He is also a graduate of Catholic University with a master's 
degree in Ocean Engineering. He completed an MBA at Jacksonville 
University and was a student and advanced research fellow at the Naval 
War College graduating with highest distinction.
  His distinguished career has spanned 3 decades and includes duty at 
sea, overseas and ashore in executive and command positions. His duties 
have included tours as Operations Officer, USS Whippoorwill, in Japan; 
Advisor to the Vietnamese Navy Combat Hydrographic Survey Team; 
Executive Assistant to the Oceanographic Unit for conducting 
hydrographic surveys in the Republic of Indonesia; Military Assistant 
to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security 
Affairs; Commanding Officer of the Naval Oceanography Command Facility, 
Jacksonville, FL; Assistant Chief of Naval Research in Washington, DC; 
Commanding Officer of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC; 
and Command, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.
  Admiral Gaffney's awards and decorations include the Distinguished 
Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (four 
awards), Bronze Star (with ``V''), and the

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Naval War College's J. William Middendorf Prize for Strategic Research.
  Mr. Speaker, I know the Members of the House will join me in paying 
tribute to Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II, for his outstanding commitment 
to the United States Navy and the United States of America.

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