[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF COL. SCOTT COLSON MARCY

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                          HON. DAVID P. JOYCE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2019

  Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Col. Scott Colson Marcy, a decorated military officer with twenty-seven 
years of service, and express my profound condolences to his family and 
friends on his passing.
  Born in Conneaut in 1950, Scott was a clear leader from a young age. 
Upon graduating high school, he was accepted into the Class of 1972 at 
the U.S. Military Academy at West Point only to be diagnosed with 
Hodgkin's lymphoma just two years later. Through sheer determination 
and strength, he became the first cadet in West Point's history to be 
readmitted after battling cancer, graduating as a second lieutenant 
with the Class of 1973.
  Throughout his storied military career, Scott served honorably both 
on and off the front lines all over the world, from an armored cavalry 
troop commander in Germany, to the Director of Strategy, Plans, and 
Policy in Italy, for a U.S. Joint Task Force with Allied Forces 
Southern Europe in the War for Kosovo, to an advisor to the Army 
National Guard, to the Director of Alaska Operations for the ground 
based missile defense program. Over the years, Scott also held teaching 
positions at the U.S. Military Academy, Dickinson College, and the 
Naval Postgraduate School, helping to shape the minds of our nation's 
next generation of leaders. By the time he retired from active duty in 
2000, Scott's exemplary service had earned him several prestigious 
awards, such as the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal and the 
National Defense Service Medal.
  Equally as impressive as Scott's career was the family he built 
alongside it with his wife, Suzanne, and their son, Preston. As the son 
of a veteran myself, I cannot speak more highly of Scott's commitment 
to his country and his loved ones. In 2013, Scott fully retired to 
spend time with his family, enjoy fishing, boating, traveling, visiting 
friends and perfect the art of making sauerkraut. He is survived by 
both his wife and son.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring the life, service, and 
legacy of Col. Scott Colson Marcy.

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