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THE MACARTHUR LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONOR 24 FINE AMERICANS

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HON. STEPHEN HORN

of california

in the house of representatives

Thursday, May 30, 1996

Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, at a Pentagon awards ceremony on May 17, I had
the pleasure of seeing 24 fine officers in the U.S. Army receive the
General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. This is the 9th year in
which these awards have been made. The General Douglas MacArthur
Foundation, in cooperation with the Department of the Army, sponsors
the annual presentation.
I was present because one of my constituents, Capt. John K. Tien was
one of the recipients, a West Point graduate who has served his country
with distinction, Tien was nominated to the U.S. Military Academy by my
predecessor Representative Glenn Anderson. For over a decade, I have
known Tien's mother, Debbie, who has worked for the California State
University system in which I served before becoming a Member of this
House. His step-father, Tom Hennessy, is the most widely read and
quoted columnist in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County and Orange
County as well.
The MacArthur Leadership Award recognizes those company grade
officers who demonstrate the ideals for which Gen. Douglas MacArthur
stood. All of us who lived through the Second World War know those
ideals: duty, honor, country. The purpose of this coveted award is to
recognize junior officer leadership in the U.S. Army. The very able
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Dennis J. Reimer, presented the
awardees with a 23-pound bust of General MacArthur. He was assisted by
the former Secretary of State and General Alexander Haig. Over the
years, representatives of the MacArthur Foundation, which is headed by
Robert M. White II, its president, have faithfully attended.
What is particularly impressive about the selection of the MacArthur
awardees is that they represent the diversity of the modern Army: 12
awards are made to officers in the Active Army, 6 awards are made to
officers in the Army National Guard, and 6 awards are made to officers
in the Army Reserve. Those who receive the 12 awards from the Active
Army are nominated by 23 major army commands and the headquarters of
the Army and the various field operating agencies. It is a very
competitive process, 22 of the 24 awardees were captains; 2 were first
lieutenants. I think it is a sure thing that the latter two will make
captain and beyond. Three of the recipients were women.
The U.S. Army can be proud of the men and women of all races and of
many national origins, who have had great opportunities in the Army to
exercise leadership. And they have done just that.
Mr. Speaker, I ask consent that the list of the 1995 General Douglas
MacArthur Leadership Award recipients be included at this point in the
Record.

1995 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award Recipients

Captain Willard M. Burleson II. Captain Burleson represents
the U.S. Army Europe. He was assigned as Commander, Company
A, 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry (Airborne Battalion Combat
Team), Vicenza, Italy, when selected.
Captain Steven J. Campfield. Captain Campfield represents
the U.S. Army Reserve. He was assigned as Commander, Company
C, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, Los Alamitos,
California, when selected.
Captain Mike A. Canzoneri. Captain Canzoneri represents the
U.S. Army National Guard. He was assigned as Battalion S-4,
3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry, Panama City, Florida, when
selected.
Captain Douglas C. Crissman. Captain Crissman represents
the U.S. Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander,
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, when
selected.
Captain Karen H. Gibson. Captain Gibson represents the U.S.
Army Intelligence and Security Command. She was assigned as
Operations Officer, 731st Military Intelligence Battalion,
703rd Military Intelligence Bridgade, Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii, when selected.
Captain James H. Griffiths. Captain Griffiths represents
the U.S. Army Reserve. He was assigned as Commander,
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 172nd Support Group,
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, when selected.
Captain Melinda C. Grow. Captain Grow represents the U.S.
Army National Guard. She was assigned as Commander, 321st
Signal Company, Reno, Nevada, when selected.
Captain Captain Paul A. Metcalfe. Captain Metcalfe
represents the U.S. Army National Guard. He was assigned as
Battalion Training Officer, 1st Battalion, 158th Field
Artillery, Lawton, Oklahoma, when selected.
Captain Richard G. Miller. Captain Miller represents the
U.S. Army National Guard. He was assigned as Battalion S-1,
2nd Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery, Cedar City, Utah, when
selected.
Captain Thomas L. Morgan III. Captain Morgan represents the
U.S. Army National Guard. He was assigned as Commander,
Company B, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry
Division (Light), Christiansburg, Virginia, when selected.
Captain Rodney S. Morris. Captain Morris represents the
U.S. Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, 194th
Military Police Company, 101st Airborne Division, Fort
Campbell, Kentucky, when selected.
Captain Peter F. Najera. Captain Najera represents the U.S.
Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander,
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado, when
selected.
Captain William B. Ostlund. Captain Ostlund represents the
Eighth U.S. Army. He was assigned as Commander, Company B,
2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division,
Camp Casey, Korea, when selected.
Captain Ignacio J. Perez. Captain Perez represents the U.S.
Army Reserves. He was assigned as Commander, 231st
Transportation Company, St. Petersburg, Florida, when
selected.
Captain Donald V. Phillips. Captain Phillips represents the
U.S. Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander,
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th
Armor Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart,
Georgia, when selected.
Captain A. C. Roper, Jr. Captain Roper represents the U.S.
Army Reserves. He was assigned as Chief Briefing Officer,
314th Public Affairs Detachment, Birmingham, Alabama, when
selected.
Captain Oliver S. Saunders. Captain Saunders represents the
Military District of

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Washington. He was assigned as Commander, Fort Myer Military
Police Company, Fort Myer, Virginia, when selected.
Captain Timothy H. Stevenson. Captain Stevenson represents
the U.S. Army Medical Command. He was assigned as Commander,
Company C, Academy Battalion, U.S. Army Medical Center and
School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, when selected.
Captain Eugene F. Swisher. Captain Swisher represents the
U.S. Army Reserves. He was assigned as Information Management
Systems Project Officer, Army Reserve Personnel Center, St.
Louis, Missouri, when selected.
Captain James E. Taylor. Captain Taylor represents the U.S.
Army National Guard. He was assigned as Commander,
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 34th
Infantry Division, Boone, Iowa, when selected.
Captain John K. Tien. Captain Tien represents the U.S. Army
Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, Company D, 3rd
Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, Fort
Hood, Texas, when selected.
Captain Frank Zachar. Captain Zachar represents the U.S.
Army Forces Command. He was assigned as Commander, Company B,
2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kansas, when selected.
First Lieutenant Scott P. Belveal. Lieutenant Belveal
represents the U.S. Army Europe. He was assigned as Battalion
Maintenance Officer, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 3d Infantry
Division, Vilseck, Germany, when selected.
First Lieutenant Donna M. Bivona. Lieutenant Bivona
represents the U.S. Army Reserve. She was assigned as
Battalion S-2, 310th Military Police Battalion, Uniondale,
New York, when selected.

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