[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RETIREMENT OF MAJOR GENERAL GINA FARRISEE

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 31, 2012

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, today I wish to recognize the dedication 
and selfless service of Major General Gina Farrisee, who will culminate 
her 34-year Army career as the Commanding General of Human Resources 
Command in Ft. Knox, Kentucky.
  As a Member of Congress, a Kentuckian, and a former Army Officer, it 
is an honor to recognize Major General Farrisee today before the United 
States House of Representatives. She is a native of Virginia, a 1978 
graduate of the University of Richmond and the National Defense 
University in 1998. She was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 
U.S. Army, serving her career as an Adjutant General Officer.
  Major General Farrisee's career highlights include a variety of 
command and staff positions at Army installations around the world to 
include Germany, Ft. Bliss, TX; Ft. Lewis, WA; Ft. Benjamin Harrison, 
IN; and Ft. Jackson, SC. During several key assignments in the Pentagon 
she worked for the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Force Management Policy and four years as the Army's 
Director of Military Personnel Management. Her highly successful 
command assignments included battalion command at Ft. Lewis, brigade 
command at Ft. Benjamin Harrison and the Army's Soldier Support 
Institute at Ft. Jackson. Most recently, Major General Farrisee headed 
Army Human Resources Command, at Ft. Knox in my district. Her selfless 
service, professionalism and expertise were highlighted while assigned 
as the 61st Adjutant General of the Army.
  Throughout her service, Major General Farrisee has been a shining 
example for our Nation. It has been my pleasure to highlight Major 
General Farrisee's long and decorated career today. On behalf of a 
grateful Nation, I join my colleagues today in commending and thanking 
Major General Farrisee for a lifetime of service during peace and 
wartime to her country. Her sacrifices and contributions will be 
forever remembered in the Soldiers and families she mentored and 
inspired. Those same Soldiers will miss her leadership, technical 
competence, mentorship and enthusiasm, as well as her daily 
inspiration--``It's a Great Day to be a soldier. . . . Hooah!''
  For all she and her family have given to our country, we are in debt. 
We wish her and her husband David, all the best as they continue their 
journey.

                          ____________________