[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF COLONEL JOSEPH M. MURRAY

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 26, 2018

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Colonel Joseph M. 
Murray for his service as Commander at Marine Corps Base Quantico. 
Colonel Murray has served as Commander at Marine Corps Base Quantico 
since the summer of 2015, during which time he has provided extensive 
support and leadership for the Quantico community.
  Colonel Murray was born and raised in Washington, D.C., graduating 
from Gonzaga College High School in the District. He has long been 
dedicated to serving our great Nation, as he was commissioned as a 
Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps following his 
graduation from Ohio Wesleyan University. Since commissioning, he has 
held many operational assignments, including tours with 2nd Marine 
Division Camp Lejeune, North Carolina with 2nd Assault Amphibian 
Battalion, 1st BN 2nd Marines, and 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance 
Battalion. He also served as the Deputy G-3, 2nd Marine Logistics 
Group, and commanded 2nd Supply Battalion during Operation Iraqi 
Freedom. Serving as Commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico is the 
newest adornment to his extensive list of military accomplishments, and 
I am extremely grateful for Colonel Murray's service to Marine Corps 
Base Quantico and our great Nation.
  I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Colonel 
Murray on several different occasions on behalf of our men and women in 
uniform residing in Virginia's First Congressional District. I extend 
my best wishes to Colonel Joseph M. Murray as his Change of Command 
approaches and he embarks on his next journey with the Marine Corps. He 
has proven a phenomenal leader, and I am certain that he will continue 
to lead with the confidence and commitment he has shown as Commander of 
Marine Corps Base Quantico as Ftinues his career as a Marine.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me as we 
congratulate Colonel Joseph M. Murray's service to Marine Corps Base 
Quantico.

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