[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 109 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR FRANK WICKS

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                       HON. CHRISTOPHER P. GIBSON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 14, 2014

  Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the retirement of 
Command Sergeant Major Frank Wicks. Command Sergeant Major Wicks has 
served the people of New York and the United States admirably 
throughout his career. He will be missed.
  Born in Troy, New York, Command Sergeant Major Wicks entered the Army 
in November 1982 and attended Basic Training in Fort Dix, New Jersey, 
and advanced individual training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
  His assignments include the 205th Support Group, 2nd Battalion 105th 
Infantry, Headquarters 42nd Infantry Division, Company A 204th Engineer 
Battalion, Headquarters 1st Battalion, 105th Infantry, 2nd Battalion 
106th Regiment, 1st Battalion 108th Infantry, Headquarters 27th Brigade 
Combat Team, and Headquarters 53rd Troop Command. His Command Sergeant 
Major assignments include 2nd Battalion 106th Regiment, 2nd Battalion 
108th Infantry in Utica, NY, 27th Infantry Brigade in Syracuse, NY, and 
the 53rd Troop Command, Valhalla, NY.
  Command Sergeant Major Wicks has served in every leadership position 
from Team Leader to Command Sergeant Major. He has also served as an 
Instructor at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. In 
October 2003, CSM Wicks mobilized and deployed as the 2nd Battalion 
108th Infantry and Task Force Hunter Command Sergeant Major to the 
Sunni Triangle, Iraq, serving as the Senior Noncommissioned Officer in 
the conduct of combat and stability operations of the Task Force during 
Operation Iraqi Freedom II.
  His military education includes all four Noncommissioned Officers 
Development Courses culminating in his graduation from the Sergeants 
Major Academy in June of 2002. Command Sergeant Major Wicks has earned 
a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management from NYACK College.
  Command Sergeant Major Wicks' awards and decorations include: Bronze 
Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with bronze oak leaf cluster), 
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 bronze oak leaf clusters), Army 
Achievement Medal (with bronze oak leaf cluster), Good Conduct Medal 
(2nd Award), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 4 bronze 
oak leaf clusters), National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Global 
War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, 
Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (``M'' device 
4th award, bronze hourglass), the NCO Professional Development Ribbon 
(with numeral 4), Army Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Components Overseas 
Training Ribbon, and the Combat Infantry Badge.
  Yet, Command Sergeant Major Wicks' career is much more than a list of 
accolades. While those are important and serve as a testament to his 
knowledge, drive, and continual self-improvement, more important are 
the lives across New York, the United States, and the world that 
Command Sergeant Major Wicks' has impacted for the better. On behalf of 
all those individuals, directly or indirectly, impacted by Command 
Sergeant Major Wicks throughout his career I express my deepest 
appreciation for his leadership and wish him and his family the best in 
their next endeavor.

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