[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5056]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT MAJOR DANIEL A. DAILEY

  Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize SMA Daniel A. 
Dailey, the fifteenth Sergeant Major of the Army, SMA, for his 
extraordinary 30 years of faithful service to our Army and our Nation.
  Sergeant Major Dailey's impressive and distinguished career has been 
characterized by his diligent work, compassionate leadership, and focus 
on taking care of and advocating to improve the lives of soldiers and 
their family members.
  In the next few weeks, Sergeant Major Dailey will transition his 
responsibilities as the U.S. Army's senior enlisted leader, and he will 
retire from the army after a long and distinguished career of military 
service at home and abroad. While Sergeant Major Dailey may transition 
his official duties, his heart and soul is that of a soldier. I know 
that, as a Soldier for Life, Sergeant Major Dailey will continue his 
life's work to improve our Army and to take care of our soldiers.
  A native of Palmerton, PA, Sergeant Major Dailey began his journey of 
service when he enlisted in the Army in 1989 and successfully completed 
basic training and advanced individual training as an infantryman at 
Fort Benning, GA. During his career, Sergeant Major Dailey has held 
every enlisted leadership position in the mechanized infantry, ranging 
from Bradley Fighting Vehicle commander to command sergeant major.
  Sergeant Major Dailey has served with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 
Infantry Divisions stateside and overseas. In March 2009, he was 
selected as the 4th Infantry Division command sergeant major, where he 
served as both the command sergeant major of Fort Carson, CO, and U.S. 
Division-North, Iraq. In 2011, Sergeant Major Dailey was selected to 
serve as the Command Sergeant Major of the United States Army Training 
and Doctrine Command, TRADOC.
  In addition to four deployments supporting Operations IRAQI FREEDOM 
and NEW DAWN, where he earned the Bronze Star with Valor for his 
leadership during the 4th Infantry Division's 2-month ``Battle for Sadr 
City'' in 2008, he also deployed in support of Operations DESERT STORM 
and DESERT SHIELD during the first Gulf War.
  Sergeant Major Dailey's tenure as the 15th Sergeant Major of the Army 
began on January 30, 2015. As Sergeant Major of the Army, Sergeant 
Major Dailey serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the Army's Chief 
of Staff on all matters affecting enlisted soldiers and the NCO corps. 
In addition to being the soldier's voice through his membership on 
multiple councils, boards, and commissions and frequently testifying 
before Congress, Sergeant Major Dailey has also traveled the world to 
hear and tell the soldier's story, spearheaded initiatives to enhance 
Army readiness and increase soldier opportunity, and routinely met with 
business and industry leaders, and State and local government officials 
to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their families.
  Sergeant Major Dailey is the public face of the U.S. Army's 
noncommissioned officer corps, representing the corps to the American 
people in the media and through business and community engagements. 
Sergeant Major Dailey is a shining example of Army values, and he 
exemplifies the noncommissioned officer's creed. He has remained 
technically and tactically proficient, and he has consistently provided 
outstanding leadership. He is the personification of what it means to 
be a professional soldier, and his service is an example of how the 
Army's NCO corps is the ``Backbone of the Army.''
  It has been a pleasure to know, work, and serve with Sergeant Major 
Dailey during his time as the Sergeant Major of the Army. On behalf of 
a grateful Nation, it is my honor to recognize the selfless service and 
sacrifice of Sergeant Major Dailey and his family. I wish Sergeant 
Major Dailey and his family the very best in all of their future 
endeavors as he and they begins this new chapter. May God continue to 
bless Sergeant Major Dailey, his family, and the United States of 
America.

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