CITATION 

2001 Castle Memorial Award
is presented to
The Honorable Judge Eugene Raymond Sullivan
USMA Class of 1964

The 2001 Castle Memorial Award is presented to The Honorable Judge Eugene Raymond Sullivan for his exemplary service to the Nation, West Point, the West Point Society of D.C. and to the Class of 1964.  Judge Sullivan has exemplified the motto "Duty, Honor, Country" through distinguished service throughout his active military service and subsequent civilian career.

Commissioned in Armor, Judge Sullivan began active duty assigned to a tank battalion in Germany where he served until 1966 when he joined the Army Ranger cadre at Fort Benning, Georgia.  As an instructor at the Ranger school, Judge Sullivan was greatly respected and held in highest regard by all members of the Benning Ranger Committee.  From there he went to Vietnam where his Ranger training stood out with the 2nd Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry, attached to the 4th Infantry Division in the Central Highlands.  He was later selected to be an Aide on GEN Creighton Abrams' staff, assisting the Science Advisor in overseeing the introduction of new scientific equipment and weapons systems like surveillance devices on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.  For his service in Vietnam, Judge Sullivan received the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal among other decorations.

After five years in the Army, he attended and graduated from Georgetown University in 1971, earning his J.D. degree.  At the same time, he continued to serve his country in the Army Reserve until retiring in 1986 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.  That year he was appointed to the Federal Bench.  During the next 15 years he worked with the West Point Society of D.C. as a member of the Board of Governors on the Admissions Committee.  As a Military Academy Liaison Officer (MALO), he assiduously helped to locate and recruit qualified candidates for admission to West Point.  He also represented the West Point Society of D.C. by presenting the Maxwell D. Taylor Leadership Award annually to the top candidate at the USMA Preparatory School at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.

 His career in Law catapulted from being a clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to the very important position he holds today as Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.  His legal experience has included such positions as: Attorney on President Nixon's White House staff; General Counsel of the Air Force; Chief Legal Advisor to the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; and Federal Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals.  In 1990 he was named by President Bush to be Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, a position he held until 1995.

Over the years, he has initiated and participated in a number of programs that have helped such diverse groups as the Washington Diplomatic Corps, Judges from more than a dozen foreign countries, and the USMA Corps of Cadets.  These have involved, in order, an education program for Ambassadors and their staffs on how the U. S. Government works; an annual conference on criminal law; and at West Point the National Ethics Conference held each year.  Judge Sullivan's objective in the latter program has been to teach cadets and students from various colleges and universities attending the three-day meeting that honesty and high ethical standards are vital keys to success in the business world.

Throughout his military service and legal career, Judge Sullivan has exercised every notable measure of dedication in achieving success after success.  His work with students, his continuing affiliation with the Army Rangers, and his assistance to Diplomats and Foreign Judges attest admirably to the two mottos by which he lives.  One, uppermost in his life, is "Duty, Honor, Country".  The other, which characterizes his sense of determination and moral courage, he has taken as a guiding light from Hannibal: "I will find a way, or make one."

In recognition of his long and distinguished service to the U.S. Armed Forces and the Nation, while displaying outstanding qualities of character, dedication and resolve in upholding the highest measure of military justice, which clearly symbolize the lofty ideals of West Point, the West Point Society of the District of Columbia is pleased to honor Judge Eugene R. Sullivan, Class of 1964, with the 2001 Castle Memorial Award.