[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 175 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING MAJOR JAMIE M. GLINES

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2016

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize those men and 
women who have served this great Nation with honor, men such as Major 
Jamie M. Glines, United States Marine Corps.
   For the past year, Major Glines, call sign ``Banana'', served on my 
staff as a Congressional Defense Fellow. A graduate of the United 
States Naval Academy, Major Glines is a proud Marine Corps Aviator. 
During his assignment, he provided senior-level guidance for defense, 
veterans, foreign affairs and intelligence matters. Major Glines 
executed his work as a liaison to the constituents of the First 
District and the numerous defense installations in the First District 
with distinction.
   Furthermore, he provided exceptional support to me as my staff 
liaison to the House Armed Services Committee in my roles as the 
Readiness Subcommittee Chairman, the Co-Chair of the Congressional 
Shipbuilding Caucus, and the Chairman of the United States Naval 
Academy's Board of Visitors.
   Major Glines directly contributed to my goal of providing excellent 
constituent service to the people of the First District. He was 
responsible for bringing numerous constituent inquiries to a successful 
conclusion and he was able to leverage his personal and operational 
experience in the Marine Corps to respond to the most challenging 
inquiries.
   In addition to his efforts on behalf of the First District, Major 
Glines took on projects with regional, state and national implications, 
demonstrating his ability to view a challenge from many angles and 
develop innovative solutions often requiring collaboration across many 
levels of government.
   Major Glines's work ethic, duty to mission, and commitment to 
servant leadership is without equal. I believe that his personal drive 
to achieve excellence in his work has and will set a very high standard 
for his peers.
   I would also like to thank Major Glines for the service and 
sacrifice he has made, and continues to make, for our Nation and our 
great Marine Corps. His keen sense of honor, impeccable integrity, 
boundless work ethic, humor and loyal devotion to duty earned him the 
respect and admiration of my staff and the First District of Virginia. 
As an UH-1Y Huey pilot with over 2,000 flight hours, Major Glines 
completed multiple deployments in support of Operation Enduring 
Freedom, and served as an instructor at the Marine Aviation Weapons and 
Tactics Squadron. Major Glines is headed to Marine Corps Aviation in 
the Pentagon where he will continue to work on Congressional matters. I 
have no doubt that Major Glines will continue to serve the Marine Corps 
honorably and with distinction.
   I wish him, his wife Elise, and his children Arlene, Jordan, 
Michael, and Zoe the best of luck as they continue their journey 
together as a Marine family. It was an honor and a pleasure having him 
serve on my staff. We all can sleep soundly at night knowing that men 
and women like Major Jamie Glines are members of our all-volunteer 
force and they stand ready to defend our country and take the fight to 
our enemies; far away from their families and the comforts of the 
United States of America.
   Major Jamie Glines, thank you. Best of luck to you and God bless 
you, your family, and all the Marines you are charged with leading. 
Semper Fi.

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