[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10288]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN, U.S. COAST GUARD, RETIRED

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Commerce 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 170, and 
that the Senate then proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The resolution (S. Res. 170) honoring Admiral Thad Allen of 
     the United States Coast Guard (Ret.) for his lifetime of 
     selfless commitment and exemplary service to the United 
     States.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon 
the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 170) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 170

       Whereas Admiral Thad Allen, the 23rd Commandant of the 
     United States Coast Guard, retired from the Coast Guard on 
     June 30, 2010, after 39 distinguished years of service;
       Whereas Admiral Allen graduated from the United States 
     Coast Guard Academy in 1971 and served in a number of 
     capacities, including serving as the Principal Federal 
     Official for response and recovery operation for Hurricanes 
     Katrina and Rita, Coast Guard Chief of Staff, and most 
     recently as National Incident Commander for the Deepwater 
     Horizon Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico;
       Whereas Admiral Allen commanded with distinction the 
     foremost Coast Guard in the world from 2006 to 2010 and has 
     embodied the Coast Guard's enduring values of honor, respect, 
     and devotion to duty;
       Whereas Admiral Allen, during his tenure as Commandant, 
     focused the Coast Guard on modernization and improved 
     readiness in responding to natural disasters;
       Whereas Admiral Allen, during his tenure as Commandant, 
     worked to ensure the safety of professional mariners and 
     millions of recreational and commercial vessels, facilitate 
     commerce, protect the ports and maritime infrastructure of 
     the United States from terrorism, conduct humanitarian 
     operations, protect our marine environment, secure United 
     States borders, combat drug trafficking, support anti-piracy 
     efforts, and support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
     Enduring Freedom;
       Whereas Admiral Allen demonstrated the vision and 
     transformational leadership that will provide the United 
     States with a Coast Guard that is not only capable of meeting 
     and exceeding the ever-changing maritime challenges of the 
     United States, but also able to better anticipate future 
     challenges and missions;
       Whereas Admiral Allen provided steady leadership in times 
     of crisis;
       Whereas as Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the 
     United States once said, ``The qualities of a great man are 
     vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of 
     articulation, and profundity of character''; and
       Whereas as we bid fair winds and following seas to Admiral 
     Allen, it is appropriate that he be remembered as 
     exemplifying such trademark characteristics exhibited by 
     great leaders: Now therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
        (a) recognizes and honors Admiral Thad Allen of the United 
     States Coast Guard (retired), on behalf of a grateful Nation, 
     for his lifetime of selfless commitment and exemplary 
     service; and
       (b) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this resolution to Admiral Thad Allen.

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