[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      RECOGNIZING THE MARRIAGE OF JOSHUA DELGADO AND MARVIN TUCKER

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                            HON. MARK TAKANO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 30, 2013

  Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great joy that I recognize the 
marriage of two outstanding, loving Riverside residents, Joshua Delgado 
and Marvin Tucker, who have waited 19 years for their union to be 
recognized.
  Shortly after the Supreme Court struck down Proposition 8, 
California's marriage equality ban, and the Defense of Marriage Act, 
the federal law that barred same-sex couples from receiving federal 
marriage benefits, Josh and Marvin decided to get married. Now, with 
the legal recognition of the State of California and the guarantee of 
federal protections, Josh and Marvin will be married equally, as their 
peers have been for years.
  Serving the United States Air Force for more than thirty years, 
Marvin Tucker currently works as the Emergency Management at March Air 
Reserve Base in Riverside, where he's served since 1997. Finding 
comfort in a familiar place, Josh and Marvin hosted their wedding at 
the March Air Reserve Base Chapel on August 3, 2013.
  Although Josh and Marvin aren't the first same sex couple in the Air 
Force, their wedding is the first same sex union with the 452nd Air 
Mobility Wing, the first on March Air Reserve Base, and the first in 
the Air Force Reserve Command.
  It is with great honor that I wish peace, joy, and happiness to 
Joshua Delgado and Marvin Tucker in matrimony.

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