[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE SERVICE OF MARINES CHRISTOPHER ARNOLD, JOEL RANGEL, AND 
                             CLAYTON YOUNG

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 2010

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Master 
Sergeant Christopher Lee Arnold, Master Sergeant Joel Ascension Rangel, 
and Gunnery Sergeant Clayton Roy Young of the Marine Battle Color 
Detachment who are each retiring after more than 20 years of service in 
the Marine Corps.
  The Battle Color Detachment features the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle 
Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon, and the Marine Corps Color Guard. All 
are attached to Marine Barracks, Washington, DC, also known as the 
``Oldest Post of the Corps.'' These Marines appear in hundreds of 
ceremonies annually across the country and abroad.
  I would like to express my personal gratitude to these three Marines 
who were a part of the Marine Battle Color Detachment when they visited 
Connecticut's First Congressional District in October of 2008. In 
conjunction with a traveling replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall 
during its 25th anniversary, they gave a moving performance before the 
residents of the Connecticut State Veterans Home and over 3,000 
attendees at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. These Marines have 
performed and helped facilitate many events such as these in 
Connecticut, across the country and around the world, Everywhere the 
Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment performs, they instill in all an 
enormous amount of pride for our Armed Forces and the nation as a 
whole. This Congress and the people of the United States of America owe 
these three recently retired Marine NCO's a significant debt of 
gratitude for all of their service:
  Master Sergeant Christopher Lee Arnold began his enlistment on July 
1, 1990 and will retire on July 31, 2010 after twenty years of service.
  Master Sergeant Joel Ascension Rangel began his enlistment on 
September 12, 1989 and will retire on June 30, 2010 after twenty years 
of service.
  Gunnery Sergeant Clayton Roy Young began his enlistment on August 15, 
1988 and will retire on August 31, 2010 after twenty-two years of 
service.

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