[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1322-E1323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROSEMARIE HUDOCK-
                                 WELCH

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 21, 2016

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lieutenant Colonel 
Rosemarie Hudock-Welch, who will be retiring from the Pennsylvania Air 
National Guard after three decades of service. Over the course of her 
career she has earned multiple awards and decorations, including the 
Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Achievement Medal.
  Lieutenant Colonel Hudock-Welch was commissioned to the Air Force 
Reserve on September 17, 1984. She was assigned to Joint Base McGuire 
as a flight nurse until 1990. She went on to serve with the 913th 
Medical Squadron at Willow Grove. As a surgical nurse, Lieutenant 
Colonel Hudock-Welch was deployed in direct medical support of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom. In July 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Hudock-Welch 
was transferred to the 109th Medical New York Air National Guard in 
Schenectady, NY. During this time, she deployed to Antarctica as part 
of Operation Deep Freeze. In March 2010, Lieutenant Colonel Hudock-
Welch was transferred to 193rd Medical Group and deployed to 
Afghanistan for direct medical support.
  In May 2014, Lieutenant Colonel Hudock-Welch became Officer in Charge 
of Nursing Services, 193rd Medical Group Pennsylvania Air National 
Guard. Under her leadership, nursing services personnel were prepared 
to

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provide medical support in response to peacetime or wartime missions at 
the state or federal level.
  It is an honor to recognize Lieutenant Colonel Hudock-Welch for her 
distinguished military career. Her decades of service are a tremendous 
contribution to the defense and welfare of our nation. I wish her all 
the best. May she find fulfillment in her retirement.

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