[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E249]
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               RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF ANDREW MARSHALL

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2015

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of Andrew Marshall, 
the recently retired Director of the Pentagon's Office of Net 
Assessment, and the more than 41 years of distinguished and dedicated 
service that he has rendered to his office and his country. Always one 
to avoid the limelight and shun the recognition he deserves, Mr. 
Marshall has quietly but ably served twelve different Secretaries of 
Defense and been appointed and reappointed to his long-held position by 
no fewer than eight U.S. Presidents--Republican and Democrat alike. His 
accomplishments as a practitioner and proponent of net assessment and 
truly strategic thinking have shaped U.S. policy for decades and 
changed the way that generations of strategists and policymakers 
thought--and will continue to think--about defense. He has my thanks 
and those of a grateful nation.

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