[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10373]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING NAVY REAR ADMIRAL VINCENT L. GRIFFITH IN CELEBRATION OF HIS 
                               RETIREMENT

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                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2017

  Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career of Navy 
Rear Admiral Vincent L. Griffith, in commemoration of his retirement.
  Admiral Griffith has a lifetime of leadership and commitment within 
the United States Navy. Prior to assuming his position as director of 
the Defense Logistics Agency Logistics Operations, he served as 
commander for the Naval Supply Systems Command Global Logistics 
Support. He has served several sea tours, including on a submarine, the 
USS Stonewall Jackson, and two aircraft carriers, the USS Saratoga and 
USS John C. Stennis. All of these assignments are only a small glimpse 
at a long career of dedicated service.
  Admiral Griffith graduated with a bachelor's degree in business 
administration from Berry College in 1981. He was commissioned in 1982 
through Officer Candidate School as an ensign in the Navy Supply Corps. 
He received a master of business administration degree from the George 
Washington University and completed Emory University's Goizueta 
Graduate School of Management's Advanced Executive Business Program and 
the Navy Corporate Business Course at University of Virginia, Darden 
School of Business. His personal awards include the Defense Superior 
Service Medal, three Legions of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service 
Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, five Navy and Marine Corps 
Commendation Medals, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and 
the Expert Rifle and Pistol Medal.
  I am honored to congratulate Admiral Griffith on his long and 
successful career. I thank him for the many lives that he has touched 
along the way. It is for these reasons that I join Admiral Griffith's 
family and friends in wishing him a blessed retirement and continued 
health and happiness in the years to come.

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