[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE MARINES OF MOTOR TRANSPORT MAINTENANCE COMPANY

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 15, 2011

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Marines and 
Inspector-Instructor Staff of the Motor Transport Maintenance Company 
as they gather for a welcome home ceremony in Sacramento. I ask all my 
colleagues to join me to recognize the dedication that each of these 
men and women have shown for their country.
  Since 2008, this Motor Transport Maintenance Company, also known as 
MTM Company, has served over 51,000 days of operational support in the 
Iraq theater. They have done this by conducting motor transport 
maintenance, force sustainment, administrative, supply, and training 
support to thousands of Joint Forces troops in theater. The men and 
women of MTM Company displayed honor, courage, commitment, and 
teamwork, traits that we have come to expect from those that serve in 
our nation's military.
  Over the last decade our nation's military Reservists have been 
mobilized to an unprecedented scale. The Marines of the MTM Company 
have been no exception. One hundred seventy-three members of this unit 
have been deployed overseas in support of U.S. operations since 2008. 
Forty-six have been deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation 
Iraqi Freedom or Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. 
Another fourteen have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan three times 
over the last four years.
  The Marines of MTM Company drill at the Marine Corps Reserve Center 
Sacramento. They have left their mark across the nation and across the 
world. They have provided first class support to their fellow Marines 
regardless of the hardships they faced or challenges that they have had 
to overcome.
  The Marines of the MTM Company, called up from their civilian lives 
to serve their nation, have spent a great deal of time away from their 
families, often at extraordinary personal sacrifice. We must thank and 
acknowledge the families and friends of these Marines who stood by them 
while they were deployed. Their sacrifices, along with the sacrifices 
of their loved ones, should not be lost on Congress or on each of our 
constituents.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending my sincere 
thanks for a job well done and welcome home wishes to the men and women 
of the Motor Transport Maintenance Company and all Marines that have 
been called to serve.

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