[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING COMMANDER SETH FOSTER HUDGINS III, UNITED STATES NAVY, FOR 22 
                       YEARS OF HONORABLE SERVICE

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 1, 2009

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to recognize CDR Seth 
Foster Hudgins III, United States Navy. Commander Hudgins is retiring 
from the Navy after 22 years of honorable service as a commissioned 
officer. Commander Hudgins is the eldest son of Seth and Joy Hudgins of 
Cornwall, NY and is a 1987 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. 
Shortly after graduation, Commander Hudgins entered U.S. Navy 
undergraduate flight training, and in 1989, he earned Naval Aviator 
wings as a jet pilot.
  Since that time, Commander Hudgins has served his country in many 
different capacities, most notably serving as his squadron's Operations 
Officer and Acting Executive Officer in Operation Enduring Freedom. 
Throughout his sterling service to our Nation, Commander Hudgins has 
been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious 
Service Medal, two Air Medals, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary 
Medal, among others. He has accumulated over 3000 flight hours and more 
than 500 carrier landings. Commander Hudgins has served our great 
country with honor and distinction. I wish him and his wife Jennifer 
all the best as he retires from the Navy and continues to serve our 
nation at the Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West.

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