[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER-4 MICHAEL A. HUDSON

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 2015

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, today, I am very grateful for the 
opportunity to recognize Chief Warrant Officer-4 Michael A. Hudson, his 
wife Karin, and their two sons Zachary and Joshua, for their hard work 
and commitment to our great country, the United States of America. 
After honorably serving as an active duty U.S. Marine for the past 20 
years, CW4 Hudson retired on Friday, May 15, 2015.
   CW4 Hudson is an Ohio native from Sandusky who joined the Marine 
Corps in 1994. He has received numerous personnel awards such as: the 
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the 
Combat Action Ribbon, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, 
and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. CW4 Hudson also 
excelled in his studies having earned a Master's Degree from Webster 
University in Management and Leadership. CW4 Hudson not only served his 
country while residing in the United States but also while living 
abroad in Japan for six years with his family. While on duty in 
Okinawa, Japan CW4 Hudson worked with General Support Maintenance 
Company during 1999. In 2006, CW4 Hudson and his family later 
transferred to Iwakuni, Japan where he served as the Station Motor 
Transport Officer and Garrison Mobile Equipment Fleet Manager.
   It is with sincere gratitude I honor Mr. Hudson's family for their 
dedication to our country throughout his years of active service. Mrs. 
Karin Hudson has been happily married to Mr. Hudson for nineteen years. 
Not only has she held an important position with Valley Counseling in 
Warren, Ohio as a Program Manager, but she has also fulfilled the role 
of both parents her husband was deployed. Mrs. Hudson selflessly moved 
with her family whenever her husband's duty called for them to do so, 
and I laud her for her commitment to her husband, her family, and her 
country.
   I would also like to acknowledge Mr. and Mrs. Hudson's two sons, 
Zachary and Joshua, for their patience and spirit as they traveled with 
their parents around Japan and the United States. It may at times be 
difficult to have a parent in active service, but they have shown true 
patriotism in their support of their father. Zachary at thirteen 
attends Lakeview Middle School, all the while enjoying the 
responsibilities of being a Boy Scout. His younger brother Joshua is 
nine years old and currently attends Lakeview Elementary where he 
enjoys playing baseball.
   Mr. Speaker I ask all of my colleagues to join me in extending a 
heartfelt thank you to Chief Warrant Officer-4 Hudson and his family 
for their commitment to our country. We will never forget the years you 
have honorably served and will forever be thankful for it.

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