[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 118 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1233]
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  IN HONOR OF STARR SEIP'S PROMOTION TO COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES 
                             NATIONAL GUARD

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 25, 2014

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lieutenant 
Colonel Starr Seip of Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, on her promotion to 
Colonel in the U.S. National Guard, for which a ceremony will occur 
tomorrow, July 26.
  LTC Seip has served our country honorably, having been assigned to 
the 28th Division Support Command (DISCOM) in the International Zone of 
Baghdad at the Embassy of the United States during Operation Iraqi 
Freedom. In preparation for that military assignment, LTC Seip left 
home for training at Fort Dix in New Jersey on Mother's Day 2006. Upon 
the completion of her training, she returned home for a brief period 
before leaving for Iraq on Memorial Day 2006.
  Additionally, LTC Seip served as the mayor of the Ocean Cliff section 
of Baghdad and had an integral role in the preparation of the mass 
casualty plan for the Embassy. LTC Seip's deployment ended on July 14, 
2007 and, upon her return, she was greeted on the Pennsylvania House 
Floor along with her colleague Captain Cara Walters.
  LTC Seip is the youngest of 5 children born to Frank and Patricia 
Dubbs. She is married to Tim Seip and is mother to Elisa Seip. LTC 
Seip's current assignment is to be the Deputy Commander for the 28th 
Division Medical Detachment.
  On behalf of all of the citizens of Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional 
District, I offer my thanks for impressive and dedicated service in the 
defense of our country, I congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Seip on her 
promotion, and ask all my colleagues here in the House of 
Representatives to join me in honoring our invaluable service members 
like Starr Seip.

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