[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING MAJOR KRISTEN CLARK CASTONGUAY

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 3, 2015

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, today I offer congratulations to Major 
Kristen Clark Castonguay on her recent promotion as an officer in the 
United States Air Force. A graduate of Neshaminy High School in 
Langhorne, Bucks County, and Syracuse University, New York, Major 
Castonguay also holds a master's degree in aerospace engineering from 
Pennsylvania State University. Kristen's father, David Clark, and her 
uncle, Terry Clark, an Air Force veteran, inspired her to explore her 
interest in rockets and space exploration. Major Castonguay believes 
she was called to serve for the greater good of the country and wanted 
to be a part of something bigger than herself. She was commissioned as 
an Air Force officer in 2004 and subsequently served on active duty in 
various Air Force bases in space propulsion and engineering supervisory 
positions. Major Castonguay currently teaches Rocket Propulsion and 
Space System Lab in the aerospace engineering department of the United 
States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. I gratefully acknowledge 
Major Kristen Clark Castonguay's dedication and many contributions to 
our country. She has set an example of diligence and duty and service 
for others to follow. Once again, I am pleased to offer my 
congratulations on her outstanding achievements and wish her continued 
success.

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