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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 5, 2011 

Mr. COCHRAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring Admiral Thad Allen of the United States Coast 

Guard (Ret.) for his lifetime of selfless commitment and 

exemplary service to the United States. 

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; 


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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 

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plifying such trademark characteristics exhibited by great 

leaders: Now therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (a) recognizes and honors Admiral Thad Allen of the 

3 United States Coast Guard (retired), on behalf of a grate4 ful Nation, for his lifetime of selfless commitment and ex5 emplary service; and 

6 (b) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit 

7 an enrolled copy of this resolution to Admiral Thad Allen. 

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