[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16117]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING ADMIRAL EDMUND GIAMBASTIANI

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, in the coming months, the 
United States Navy will lose one of its greatest leaders. ADM Edmund P. 
Giambastiani, Jr., will retire as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff in August of this year. Admiral Giambastiani has held this post 
since August 2005.
  A native of Canastota, New York, Admiral Giambastiani graduated from 
the U.S. Naval Academy with leadership distinction in 1970. Admiral 
Giambastiani and his wife, Cindy, have two children, Pete and Cathy.
  We are grateful to work closely with Pete, who serves as military 
legislative assistant to Congressman Jeff Miller of Florida. Pete, an 
academy graduate and lieutenant in the Navy, followed proudly in his 
father's footsteps.
  I appreciate Admiral Giambastiani, his family, and their service to 
the people of the United States.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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