[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26790]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATIONS, LT. COMMANDER JOHN R. LOGAN

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                       HON. DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN

                           of virgin islands

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 4, 2009

  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 
achievements of a Navy Lieutenant from my district, John R. Logan, who 
will be promoted to the rank of Lt. Commander in a ceremony that will 
be held this morning here in the Capitol Building. Presently serving as 
the Command Chaplain at the Marine Barracks here in Washington, D.C., 
Lt. Logan has been decorated with the Navy and Marine Corps 
Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal.
  A veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, 
Lt. Logan was born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He received a 
B.A. in Theology from the Antillean Adventist University in Mayaguez, 
Puerto Rico in 1992. He was licensed by the North Caribbean Conference 
of Seventh Day Adventists and began pastoral duties on St. Croix and 
St. Maarten.
  Lt. Logan graduated with his Master of Divinity Degree on August 8, 
1998 from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Two years 
later, he received a Masters in Social Work from the University of 
Michigan, with a clinical emphasis in children and Youth in Marriage 
and Family in Society. He subsequently served as a youth pastor, mental 
health therapist and marriage and family therapist in Michigan.
  As a soldier, Lt. Logan served as Flotilla Chaplain of the U.S. Coast 
Guard Auxiliary before coming on active duty in 2001, serving aboard 
the USS Belleau and deploying on WESTPAC 2002 in support of Operation 
Enduring Freedom. In January 2004, he was assigned as Squadron Chaplain 
to Marine Aircraft Group 16 and was later deployed to Al Asad, Iraq 
with MAG-16 Headquarters in support of Iraqi Freedom in May 2007. 
Earlier this year, he graduated from the U.S. Naval War College, Fleet 
Seminar Program, receiving a diploma from the College of Naval Command 
and Staff.
  Madam Speaker, Lt. Logan, soon to become a Lt. Commander in the Navy 
has combined his call to serve others with distinguished service as a 
soldier, a counselor and a minister. He is one of our best, as he 
provides counsel to his fellows in the armed services and to civilians 
in need of his help. We are proud of his accomplishments and on behalf 
of my family, staff, and the people of the Virgin Islands I wish him 
well as he continues to serve his country and his community with 
distinction.

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