[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF MAJOR JEFFERY A. SIERPIEN

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                          HON. DAVID A. TROTT

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2017

  Mr. TROTT. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to highlight the distinguished 
career of one of my constituents, United States Marine Corps Major 
Jeffery A. Sierpien.
  Enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1997, Major Sierpien has been 
deployed seven times throughout his career, including multiple 
deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
  He has been an unwavering defender of liberty, selflessly putting his 
life on the line time and time again so that we may have the privilege 
to enjoy the freedoms and liberties that make this country the greatest 
in the world.
  Exemplifying the bravery and honor embodied by so many of our 
nation's servicemen and women, he has received numerous military 
decorations and awards, including two Iraq Campaign Medals and two 
Afghanistan Campaign Medals.
  Now back in his home state of Michigan, retiring from a career that 
has moved him not only across the country, but around the globe, I 
thank him for his dedicated service and wish him the best of luck in 
everything he does next--from spending time with his beloved family, to 
teaching his children the art of hunting and fishing, to setting out on 
his next adventure.

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