,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbe,mr4   
,self introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to name   
the ,runway #e,l_/#bc,r at ,marine      
,corps ,air ,station1 ,cherry ,point1   
,north ,carolina1 the ,lieutenant       
,general ,carey ,runway4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,lieutenant ,general ,carey ,runway ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress     
makes the following findings3  7#a7     
,lieutenant ,general ,richard ,e4 ,carey
 retired from the ,marine ,corps on     
,march #a1 #aihc4 ,the ,general was     
presented the ,distinguished ,service   
,medal for exceptionally meritorious    
service to the ,government of the       
,united ,states in a duty of great      
responsibility as ,commanding ,general1 
,marine ,corps ,development and         
,education ,command1 ,quantico1         
,virginia1 from ,november #aihj through 

,february #aihc4  7#b7 ,born ,january   
#aj1 #aibh1 in ,columbus1 ,ohio1        
,general ,carey enlisted in the ,v-#e   
program in #aide4 ,with the             
discontinuance of the ,v-#e program1 he 
was discharged and enlisted in the      
,marine ,corps and advanced to the rank 
of ,sergeant prior to his commissioning 
as a ,second ,lieutenant in #aidh4 ,as a
 rifle platoon commander1 he            
participated in combat operations in    
,korea1 including the ,inchon ,landing  
and ,chosin ,reservoir1 where he earned 
the ,silver ,star ,medal prior to his   
medical evacuation to the ,united       
,states after being wounded in action4  
,in #aiea1 he served for a year as a    
company commander at the ,marine ,corps 
,recruit ,depot1 ,parris ,island1 ,south
 ,carolina1 and then reported to        
,pensacola1 ,florida1 for flight        
training4  7#c7 ,since his designation  
as a ,naval ,aviator in #aiec1 ,general 
,carey held a variety of squadron pilot 
and staff assignments including separate

 tours as an intelligence1 maintenance1 
and material and logistics officer in   
both attack and fighter squadrons4 ,he  
also served as the ,assistant ,g-#d     
7,logistics7 for the #b;d ,marine       
,division and spent one tour as the     
,aviation ,logistics ,officer1 ,office  
of the ,deputy ,chief of ,staff for     
,air1 ,headquarters ,marine ,corps4     
7#d7 ,additionally1 ,general ,carey had 
a diversified operations and planning   
background through assignments in that  
area at the squadron1 group1 wing1 and  
air station levels4 ,as a ,colonel1 he  
also served as the ,battle ,staff ,chief
 in the ,office of the                  
,commander-in-,chief1 ,pacific and later
 as the ,g-#c ,officer1 ,fleet ,marine  
,force1 ,pacific4  7#e7 ,his aviation   
command experience began in #aieh with  
,headquarters and ,maintenance ,squadron
 #cb while a ,major1 stationed at       
,,mcas1 ,beaufort1 ,south ,carolina4 ,as
 a ,lieutenant ,colonel at ,cherry      
,point in #aiff1 ,general ,carey assumed

 command of then ,marine ,fighter       
,attack ,squadron #eac4 ,following his  
assignment to the ,republic of ,vietnam1
 the ,general commanded ,marine ,air    
,base ,squadron #ac and later ,marine   
,fighter ,attack ,squadron #aae during  
combat operations1 while operating from 
,chu ,lai ,air ,base4 ,as a colonel in  
#aiga1 he commanded ,marine ,aircraft   
,group #bd1 with the #ast ,marine       
,brigade in ,hawaii4  7#f7 ,following   
his advancement to ,brigadier ,general  
on ,july #a1 #aigd1 ,general ,carey     
became ,assistant ,wing ,commander1 #ast
 ,marine ,aircraft ,wing1 ,,mcas        
,iwakuni1 ,japan4 ,in #aige1 he         
concurrently commanded the #ith ,marine 
,amphibious ,brigade where he directed  
the ,marine ,corps participation in the 
evacuation of ,saigon4  7#g7 ,upon his  
return to the ,united ,states1 ,general 
,carey served as the ,assistant ,deputy 
,chief of ,staff for ,aviation1         
,headquarters ,marine ,corps1 where he  
was advanced to ,major ,general on      

,march #b1 #aigf1 and served there until
 he was assigned duty as ,commanding    
,general of the #b;d ,marine ,aircraft  
,wing at ,cherry ,point1 ,north         
,carolina1 in ,july #aigf4 ,in ,june    
#aigh he was assigned duty as ,deputy   
,chief of ,staff1 ,commander in ,chief1 
,atlantic1 ,norfolk1 ,virginia4 ,he was 
promoted to ,lieutenant ,general on     
,october #bd1 #aihj1 and assumed duty as
 ,,cg1 ,,mcdec1 ,quantico1 ,virginia4   
,he served in this capacity until his   
retirement on ,march #a1 #aihc4  7#h7   
,in addition to the ,silver ,star       
,medal1 ,general ,carey's personal      
awards and decorations include-- 7,a7   
the ,legion of ,merit with gold star in 
lieu of a second award2  7,b7 the       
,distinguished ,flying ,cross2  7,c7 the
 ,bronze ,star ,medal with ,combat ,v   
and gold star in lieu of a second award2
  7,d7 the ,air ,medal with ,numeral    
#ae2  7,e7 the ,joint ,service          
,commendation ,medal2  7,f7 the ,purple 
,heart ,medal2  7,g7 the ,presidential  

,unit ,citation with two bronze stars2  
7,h7 the ,navy ,unit ,commendation      
,medal with one bronze star2 and  7,i7  
the ,meritorious ,unit ,commendation4   
7#i7 ,general ,carey is a graduate of   
the ,naval ,war ,college and holds a    
,bachelor of ,science degree in         
,business ,administration from ,george  
,washington ,university4  #c4 ,name of  
,runway #e,l_/#bc,r at ,marine ,corps   
,air ,station1 ,cherry ,point1 ,north   
,carolina ,the ,runway #e,l_/#bc,r at   
,marine ,corps ,air ,station1 ,cherry   
,point1 ,north ,carolina1 shall after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
be known and designated as the          
,lieutenant ,general ,carey ,runway4    
,any reference to such runway in any    
law1 regulation1 map1 document1 record1 
or other paper of the ,united ,states   
shall be considered to be a reference to
 the ,lieutenant ,general ,carey        
,runway4