[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 9, 2009

  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, today the Naval Postgraduate School in 
Monterey, California will celebrate its 100th anniversary.
  Founded a century ago as the School of Marine Engineering at the U.S. 
Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval Postgraduate School has 
grown in response to a changing world. The school moved to Monterey, 
California in 1951, taking over the landmark Hotel Del Monte resort. 
Today, NPS is a global leader in national security and defense-related 
education and research.
  The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a unique graduate school--an 
institution dedicated to providing education and research with a focus 
on relevance to the defense and security arenas and on recognizing and 
innovatively solving problems in support of our military forces, our 
country's global partners and our national security.
  NPS provides high-quality, relevant and unique advanced education and 
research programs that increase the combat effectiveness of the Naval 
Services, other Armed Forces of the U.S. and our partners, to enhance 
our national security.
  NPS is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions belonging 
to the United States Department of Defense. Since its inception almost 
a century ago, NPS has been found to be worthy of the investment that 
both the Navy and the nation has made in it. The school has educated 
some of the most brilliant and effective leaders of our nation and of 
the world. Countless numbers of NPS graduates have made significant 
contributions to global stability and national security, and some 
remarkable breakthroughs in research at NPS have saved the lives of the 
men and women who so bravely defend their nations daily.
  Madam Speaker, I want to wish a happy 100th birthday to the Naval 
Postgraduate School.

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