[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11741]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       A TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JOHN CHRISTIAN DETTLEFF

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                           HON. MIKE McINTYRE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 2008

  Mr. McINTYRE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to LCDR John 
Christian Dettleff of the United States Coast Guard. Lieutenant 
Commander Dettleff is completing a tour of duty as the Executive 
Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence homeported in 
Wilmington, North Carolina. As he completes this honorable tour of 
duty, I ask that you join me in recognizing his long and honorable 
career of service.
  Lieutenant Commander Dettleff has faithfully served on the USCGC 
Diligence as the Executive Officer with distinction from 2006 through 
2008. As native Wilmingtonians know, USCGC Diligence has a long and 
rich history with the city of Wilmington, which dates back to the 
original Revenue Cutter Diligence being in home port there in 1792 and 
continues today with the sixth Coast Guard Cutter Diligence. Lieutenant 
Commander Dettleff and his shipmates have ensured that that close 
relationship between the city of Wilmington and the USCGC Diligence 
continues today.
  Lieutenant Commander Dettleff's service to our Nation has been 
extensive and remarkable. A native of Shoreham, Long Island, New York, 
he graduated with honors from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He went on 
to report to the USCGC Diligence as a newly graduated ensign. He also 
served on the USS Russell as a participant in the Coast Guard's 
personnel exchange program with the U.S. Navy and later served as 
Commanding Officer of USCGC Point Bridge, homeported in Marina del Rey, 
CA.
  In June 2002, Lieutenant Commander Dettleff graduated with a masters 
degree in public policy from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of 
Government. Upon graduation, he reported to the U.S. Coast Guard 
Academy to begin an assignment as an assistant professor in the 
Department of Humanities. In addition to his teaching duties, 
Lieutenant Commander Dettleff also served as the associate director of 
the Academy's Institute for Leadership.
  Madam Speaker, LCDR John Dettleff has served our country with 
distinction and continued to do so as Executive Officer of the USCGC 
Diligence. I wish LCDR John Dettleff, his wife, and their two children 
the very best wishes. May God's richest blessings be with them as they 
transition from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Washington, DC, for a 
new Coast Guard assignment in the Coast Guard's Office of Congressional 
Affairs. I ask that you join me today in recognition of his impressive 
career of courageous duty and enduring public service.

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