[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 103 (Wednesday, July 11, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING COLONEL CHARLES C. GIBSON

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                            HON. TOM MARINO

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2012

  Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent, 
Colonel Charles C. Gibson, and congratulate him on his relocation to 
the United States Army Communications Electronics Command Headquarters 
at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, as Chief of Staff.
  Currently serving as a commander of Tobyhanna Army Depot, Colonel 
Gibson has devoted over two decades of heroic service to our country, 
demonstrating his devotion to the preservation of the United States of 
America and to our safety through numerous military campaigns, 
decorations and advancement to leadership positions.
  Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Colonel Charles Gibson was 
commissioned a second lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps in 1986. After 
receiving his degree in Mathematics from Bowie State University in 
1987, he began his military career as a Platoon Leader for the 122nd 
Main Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Division, Hanau, Germany, which 
later deployed with the 3rd Armored Division to Operations Desert 
Shield/Desert Storm in 1990.
  Upon his return, Colonel Gibson assumed the position of Maintenance 
Officer, Support Operations Cell and Battalion S-3, 264th Corps Support 
Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC, and deployed to Haiti in 1994. Subsequently, 
he served in several leadership positions while assigned to the 25th 
Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii including; Support 
Operations Officer, G4 Division Logistics Planner, Battalion Commander 
of a Stryker BSB, 2nd Stryker Brigade, and Assistant Chief of Staff, 
Logistics Division G4. While with the 25th Infantry Division, he 
deployed to Bosnia as the Logistics Operations Planner. He also served 
one year as the BDE Support Operations Officer with the 45th Corps 
Support Group with a deployment to Thailand.
  Colonel Gibson's awards and decorations for his service in the United 
States Army include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal 
with five oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with three oak 
leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, 
National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 
Southwest Asia Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon, Kuwaiti 
Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, 
Southwest Asia Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, NATO Medal and Parachutist 
Badge.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Colonel Charles C. Gibson, and ask 
my colleagues to join me in praising his commitment to the protection 
and defense of our great nation.

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