[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING JOHN D. SEAMAN, JR., OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 27, 2007

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize MSgt. John D. Seaman, Jr., from St. Petersburg, Florida. The 
son of Shirley and John Seaman of Inverness, Florida, Sergeant Seaman 
was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on July 23, 1959, and moved to St. 
Petersburg, Florida, in July 1964. He attended schools in St. 
Petersburg, as well as Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, while 
his father was stationed in the United States Coast Guard.
  A 1977 graduate of Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Sergeant 
Seaman worked and attended junior college for several years before 
enlisting in the Air Force in 1982. In 1984, Sergeant Seaman 
transferred to the Florida Air National Guard and joined the 290th 
Combat Communications Squadron, where he was assigned as a Satellite 
Communications Technician. Since then he has held numerous 
communications positions and been promoted throughout the ranks of the 
Florida Guard.
  Throughout his military career, Sergeant Seaman has played an 
important role in many of the conflicts in which the United States 
military has taken part. He was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during 
Operation Desert Storm, redesigned the communications architecture 
required for the invasion of Afghanistan, and was deployed to the 
Philippines for the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. Today Sergeant 
Seaman serves as the Transmissions Branch Superintendent assigned to 
the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, MacDill AFB, Florida.
  A devoted family man, Sergeant Seaman is married to the former 
Kathleen R. Felton of Clifton, New Jersey, and they have two sons, John 
David and Michael Robert. A volunteer in his community, Sergeant Seaman 
is also an assistant coach for AA minor league baseball for North East 
Little League.
  Madam Speaker, it is soldiers like MSgt. John Seaman, Jr., who 
volunteer to protect the freedoms that all Americans hold dear to their 
hearts. While brave men and women like John serve in the name of 
freedom and liberty, his family, friends and loved ones should know 
that this Congress will never forget his sacrifice and commitment.