[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RESERVIST SPRING DE HAVILAND

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 23, 2007

  Mr. WAXMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to acknowledge and thank retiring 
United States Coast Guard Reserve Public Affairs Specialist First Class 
Spring de Haviland for her exemplary service to our Nation.
  Specialist First Class de Haviland retired from the United States 
Coast Guard Reserves on January 11, 2007 after 30 years of service that 
began on January 26, 1977. She served at a number of duty stations, 
including San Pedro, California, Valdez, Alaska, Grand Haven, Michigan, 
Kodiak Island, Alaska, Washington, D.C. United States Coast Guard 
Headquarters, and Washington Island, Wisconsin.
  During her distinctive career, Ms. de Haviland earned 6 Good Conduct 
Medals, 6 Meritorious Service Medals, a Unit Commendation Medal, and a 
Special Operations Medal. She received 4 awards for exemplary service 
from the U.S. Department of Defense Information School for her work as 
a public affairs, media relations, community relations and cultural 
affairs relations instructor. Among her many projects, she created, 
produced and distributed worldwide to the military Persian Excursion, a 
humorous video featuring Bob Hope, and directed the Two Hundred Year 
USCG Anniversary celebration in Grand Haven, Michigan. Ms. de Haviland 
was also recognized as Outstanding Enlistee of the Year by her USCGR 
group.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Specialist First Class 
de Haviland for her 30 years of dedicated service. Our Nation owes her 
a debt of gratitude for her commitment and record of accomplishments.

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