[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7209-7210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     2006 SAILOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2006

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 30 young men and 
women in the United States Navy. On March 23, I attended the Sailor of 
the Year awards at Naval Station Mayport in my hometown of 
Jacksonville, Florida. The Sailor of the Year is bestowed upon one 
young man or woman in each of the naval units stationed at Naval 
Station Mayport.
  We all know that it takes courage and dedication to enlist in our 
armed forces. All of these honorees have made that valiant decision to 
serve our country. They have successfully navigated the Navy Basic 
Training Course and have excelled in their chosen rating. However, 
these men and women were picked today because over the course of the 
past year, they have gone above and beyond the call of duty and 
demonstrated great character and resolve. Their command leadership who 
work with them day in and day out, in peacetime and in wartime have 
hand selected these honorees because they see a great leadership 
potential in each one of them. It was my honor to be the guest speaker 
at their award ceremony, and I wish them the best in their future in 
the Navy and in life. They make us proud of our men and women in 
uniform. Thank you and Godspeed.

       Sailor of the Year Honorees:
       AD1(AW) Crystal T. Cooper assigned to AIMD Mayport,
       BM1(SW) Paul Burt assigned to ATG Mayport,
       HM1 Andrea M. Searcey assigned to BMC Mayport,
       AE1(AW) Bret F. Stroman assigned to CNL Mayport,
       IT1(SW) Michael T. Laurie assigned to COMHSLWINGLANT,
       IS1(SW) Walter J. McKinley assigned to COMUSNAVSO,
       AO1(AW) Christopher M. Ham assigned to HSL 40,
       AZ1(AW) Cory S. Benfield assigned to HSL 42,
       AE1(AW) Christopher B. King assigned to HSL 44,
       AD1(AW) Christopher N. Howell assigned to HSL 44,
       AWI(NAC/AW) Spencer G. Wait assigned to HSL 46,
       AM1(AW) Aristile S. Guidry assigned to HSL 46,
       AD1(AW) Abraham Tolbert assigned to HSL 48,
       NC1(SW) Lizzie Martin assigned to HSL 48,
       AW1(AW/SW) Jason C. Kleinsmkith assigned to HSM Weapons 
     School,
       CS1(SW/AW) Stephan Jones assigned to NS Mayport,
       GSM1(SW) Gregory L. Crum assigned to SERMC,
       CTT1(SW) James C. Woods assigned to the USS Boone,
       FC1(SW) Christopher D. Weddel assigned to the USS Carney,
       IT1(SW) Benjamin J. Padgett assigned to the USS Doyle,
       GSM1(SW) Scot A. Wanser assigned to the USS Halyburton,
       CTT1(SW) Scott B. Aaron assigned to the USS Hue City,
       EM1(SW) Adam J. Smyk assigned to the USS McInerney,
       OS1(SW) Hannabal E. Forbes assigned to USS John L. Hall,
       EN1(SW) Andrew J. Hochgraver assigned to USS Samuel B. 
     Roberts,
       TM1(SW) Christopher Moore assigned to the USS R.G. Bradley,
       EN1(SW) Paul A. Gurrola assigned to the USS Simpson,
       EM1(SW) Oliver Cummings assigned to the USS Taylor

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       EM1(SW) Timothy Howard assigned to the USS The Sullivans,
       EM1(SW) Cory Baron assigned to the USS Vicksburg.

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