[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 64 (Thursday, May 1, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL FERRITER

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 2014

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Lieutenant General Michael Ferriter, Assistant Chief of Staff for 
Installation Management and Commanding General, Installation Management 
Command, for his distinguished service to the United States of America. 
Lieutenant General Ferriter will be retiring from the United States 
Army after nearly 35 years of service. He will be honored at a 
retirement ceremony on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at McGinnis-
Wickham Hall at Fort Benning, Georgia.
  LTG Ferriter graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina 
in May 1979, and was commissioned in the Infantry as a Second 
Lieutenant. After the Infantry Officer Basic Course, his first troop 
assignment was Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry, Fort 
Riley, Kansas. From there, he successfully completed numerous command 
and staff assignments at Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Fort Lewis, 
Washington; Fort Benning, Georgia; and Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
  LTG Ferriter's first Joint Staff assignment was as Deputy Director 
for Operations and Plans before he became Executive Assistant to the 
Commander of the United States Joint Forces Command. In June 2004, he 
was called to duty as Assistant Division Commander of Operations of the 
82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He completed a 
combat tour in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia with the 3rd 
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment; two tours in Iraq as Deputy Commanding 
General (Operations), Multi-National Corps, Iraq; and one tour as 
Deputy Commanding General (Advising and Training), United States 
Forces--Iraq.
  The Second Congressional District of Georgia gained a respected and 
compassionate leader when LTG Ferriter was appointed Commanding General 
of the United States Army Infantry Center and the Maneuver Center of 
Excellence at Fort Benning. He became a close friend and confidant as 
he served in my district and when he was appointed Assistant Chief of 
Staff for Installation Management and Commanding General, Installation 
Management Command, he demonstrated tremendous support for the 
Congressional Military Family Caucus, which I co-chair with 
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). LTG Ferriter and Mrs. 
Ferriter graciously participated in the CMFC's annual Military Family 
Summit held at Fort Benning in 2012, demonstrating strong support for 
our nation's military families.
  LTG Ferriter's service to his country is but a small testament of the 
high caliber of character that he embodies. As the head of a family 
heavily involved in the military, he recognizes the challenges that 
face service members, veterans and military families across the nation. 
Throughout his tenure, he has worked tirelessly to find and implement 
solutions to these challenges.
  LTG Ferriter has certainly excelled in all areas of life, but none of 
this would be possible without the love and support of his wife, Margie 
Ferriter. LTG Ferriter's motivation also comes from being a role model 
to his four children Dr. Meghan Ferriter, MAJ Dan Ferriter, CPT Paddy 
Ferriter, and former CPT Mary Whitney Whittaker. Mary Whitney and her 
husband, Garret, are the proud parents of Parker, LTG Ferriter's and 
Margie's first grandchild.
  Mr. Speaker, today I ask my colleagues to join me, my wife, Vivian, 
the nearly 700,000 people in Georgia's 2nd Congressional District, and 
all Americans, in extending our sincerest appreciation and best wishes 
to Lieutenant General Michael Ferriter, a ``Soldier's Soldier,'' and 
Mrs. Ferriter, upon the occasion of his retirement from a stellar 
career of 35 years in the United States Army.

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