[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


    CONGRATULATING YEOMAN CHIEF NATHANIEL L. ROUNDY ON 22 YEARS OF 
                   HONORABLE SERVICE IN THE U.S. NAVY

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2016

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Yeoman Chief Nathaniel L. Roundy, who is retiring from the Navy after 
22 years of honorable service. This career U.S. Navy Flag Writer is 
from Mystic, Connecticut, and the son of a U.S. Naval Academy graduate. 
Chief Roundy graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall and joined the U.S. 
Navy in 1994, attending Recruit Training Command Great Lakes followed 
by Yeoman training in Meridian, Mississippi.
  Chief Roundy has served onboard two aircraft carriers, USS 
Independence (CV 62) and USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), both forward deployed 
to Yokosuka, Japan. While serving on these ships, he earned designation 
as both an Enlisted Surface Warfare and Enlisted Aviation Warfare 
specialist and served in multiple positions including Air Department 
Leading Yeoman and Executive Officer's Yeoman. He also earned the 
distinction of being the only Third Class Petty Officer and non-Damage 
Control rating Sailor to qualify and serve as an aircraft carrier 
repair locker investigator.
  After brief service with the Navy's Pacific Board of Inspection and 
Survey in San Diego, California, Chief Roundy attended Yeoman Class `C' 
Flag Writer School in Millington, Tennessee, and served as the Flag 
Writer to Rear Admiral Tom S. Fellin, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces 
Marianas in Apra Harbor, Guam. Remaining in the South Pacific, Chief 
Roundy then served Rear Admiral Patrick W. Dunne, the Department of 
Defense Representative to Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. 
He transferred with Rear Admiral Dunne to Monterey, California, and 
continued his service as Admiral Dunne's Flag Writer at Naval 
Postgraduate School. Following Rear Admiral Dunne's retirement, Chief 
Roundy joined the staff of Rear Admiral William D. French, Commander, 
Navy Region Northwest in Silverdale, Washington. He returned to Guam 
when Rear Admiral French assumed command of Navy Region Marianas and 
followed Rear Admiral French to San Diego at Navy Region Southwest and 
subsequently during Vice Admiral French's command of Navy Installations 
Command in Washington, D.C. He currently serves as Flag Writer to Vice 
Admiral Dixon R. Smith, Commander, Navy Installations Command at the 
Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
  During his illustrious career, Chief Roundy was awarded the Joint 
Service Commendation Medal, six Navy and Marine Corps Commendation 
Medals, four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, six Good Conduct 
Medals, the Humanitarian Service Medal, and numerous unit, campaign, 
and service awards.
  Not only has Chief Roundy's career greatly benefitted the Navy, his 
exemplary service during his three assignments in Guam greatly enhanced 
the Navy's relationship with the people and leadership of Guam. He was 
awarded the Ancient Order of the Chamorri from the Governor of Guam in 
2009. Additionally, two of his four children were born on Guam, making 
it a place that he will forever remember and cherish his time spent 
there.
  On behalf of the people of Guam and a grateful nation, I commend 
Yeoman Chief Nathaniel L. Roundy and his family for their extraordinary 
service and sacrifice to the U.S. Navy and our country. I extend a 
sincere with deepest gratitude (un dangkulo na si Yu'os ma'ase) and I 
wish him the best in his retirement.

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