[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E571]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN JOHN MARSHALL BRANCH

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                     HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 25, 2021

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Captain John Marshall Branch for twenty-six years of exceptional 
service to our country.
  Captain Branch was commissioned in 1995 after earning a Bachelor of 
Science in Management from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, 
Connecticut.
  Since then, he has over three thousand and five hundred hours of 
flight experience, served at six air stations, and deployed to six of 
the seven continents.
  From 2016 to 2018, Captain Branch served as the Commanding Officer of 
Air Station Savannah, successfully supporting hurricane and disaster 
response, search and rescue, and law enforcement in the southeast, as 
well as airspace protection for the President and National Capital 
Region.
  Captain Branch has a long list of military accomplishments, including 
the Korea Defense Service Medal, two Commendation medals, the Antarctic 
Service Medal, and the Achievement Medal, amongst others.
  I am proud to rise today to honor Captain Branch for his leadership, 
and commitment to our country. I want to thank Captain Branch and his 
family for his service.

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