[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF MAJOR CARLO ROBERTO BRANCATO, USMCR

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2014

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Major Carlo 
Roberto Brancato as he is honored as the Man of the Year by the Amerigo 
Vespucci Society of Long Branch, New Jersey. Major Brancato is truly 
deserving of this recognition for his service to the Amerigo Vespucci 
Society, his community and our great nation.
  Major Brancato joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 1995 and worked his 
way up the ranks, earning his promotion to Major in 2012. He served as 
part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and the 
U.S. Southern Command's Tradewinds operations in Belize and Antigua-
Barbuda. He is the recipient of the Global War on Terrorism 
Expeditionary Service Medal for Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Operation 
Enduring Freedom Campaign Medal and the NATO ISAF Medal for service in 
Afghanistan. He is currently demobilized and serving as an artillery 
officer with the Third Battalion, 14th Regiment in Bristol, 
Pennsylvania and attending the Marine Corps' Command and Staff College 
Distance Education Program.
  In addition to his service with the Marine Corps, Major Brancato is 
active in his local community. He is a Trustee with the Amerigo 
Vespucci Society, a member of the Marine Corps League and a member of 
the Knights of Columbus. He is currently pursuing his master's degree 
in history at Monmouth University in West Long Branch.
  Major Brancato is the son of Charles Erasmus Brancato and Berenice 
Viali Johansson and a graduate of Middletown High School North. He 
received his bachelor's degree in history from Loyola College, where he 
was also a member of the Men's Varsity Rowing Team and an inductee into 
Phi Alpha Theta historical honor society.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in congratulating Major 
Brancato on his recognition as Man of the Year by the Amerigo Vespucci 
Society and thanking him for his honorable service to our nation.

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