[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E532-E533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JOHN J. PARMA

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2017

  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 
service of Lieutenant Commander John J. Parma, who will retire from the 
United States Navy this month after 21 years of distinguished and 
faithful service to our nation.
  Since graduating from class 214 of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL 
training, LCDR Parma has participated in numerous combat missions 
around the world. His service has taken him from West Africa to Bosnia. 
Additionally, he has executed many combat special reconnaissance 
missions behind enemy lines in Afghanistan and sensitive site 
exploitations in Iraq, which have earned him numerous awards and 
accolades.

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  By his side throughout his successful career and arduous deployments 
have been his wife, Megan, and their children Madison, Brooklyn, 
Dominic, and Kennedy. Their love and support has aided and strengthened 
LCDR Parma throughout his service, and I congratulate them as well on 
this special occasion. I am proud to share in the celebration of LCDR 
Parma's military career, and as he and his family move to this next 
chapter of his life, I wish LCDR Parma fair winds and following seas as 
he embarks on his future endeavors.

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