[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 14, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





        IN HONOR OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER FIVE MARY A. HOSTETLER

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                           HON. JIMMY PANETTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 2017

  Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Chief Warrant 
Officer Five Mary A. Hostetler on her retirement from the United States 
Army Reserve and to recognize the tremendous contributions of her 40 
years of service to our Central Coast and country.
   Chief Hostetler has a special connection to the Central Coast, 
receiving degrees from Monterey Peninsula College and the University of 
California, Santa Cruz. She has also worked as a Supervisory Criminal 
Investigator for the Presidio of Monterey and as a Police Officer for 
the Seaside and Sand City Police Departments, all located in my 
congressional district.
   In 2003, Chief Hostetler deployed for the first time to Iraq. There, 
she provided security to the Presidential Envoy to Iraq, L. Paul 
Bremer. Not only was this her first deployment, but she also 
distinguished herself as the first woman to provide protective services 
in a combat zone.
   After her deployment to Iraq, she served as the team officer in 
charge of the protective detail for former Secretary of Defense Leon 
Panetta, my father. Her service to my family is greatly appreciated by 
my parents, my two brothers and me. There is nothing more awe inspiring 
than public servants who are willing to place themselves in harm's way 
for the protection of others. I know my family joins me in commending 
Mary for her forty years of public service to our nation, and wishing 
her the very best for a well-deserved retirement.

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