[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE COMMITTED SERVICE OF COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR MICHAEL P. 
                                 GEDEON

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                          HON. TROY A. CARTER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 6, 2022

  Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
committed service of Command Sergeant Major Michael Gedeon.
  CMS Gedeon has been a fearless leader and public servant since he 
joined the Army on November 24, 1982. Serving 39 years of Active and 
Reserve Army service, he has shown tremendous courage and dedication to 
this country.
  Following Basic Training and Advanced Initial Training, he was 
allocated to the 1st Signal Battalion in Kaiserslautem West Germany 
from 1983 to 1985, and afterward served in the 501st Signal Battalion, 
101st Airborne Division.
  CSM Gedeon was deployed from 2004 to 2005 and 2009 to 2010 to Haiti 
for Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia, and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  Returning to American soil, he entered the US Army Reserve in the HHC 
second Psychological Operations Group and settled in Parma Ohio.
  As a life-long learner, CSM Gedeon started his military education 
with the Combat Lifesaver Course and ultimately ending with the 
Battalion Pre-Command Course in 2015.
  Since 1987, he has served in various second POG--non combat--units 
and rose through the ranks to ultimately become a Command Sergeant 
Major in February of 2013. The rank of CMS is the most senior enlisted 
member of a color-bearing Army unit, and serves as a spokesman to 
address all the issues of soldiers to the unit commander. He also began 
working as the Director of Instruction in the twelfth/100th CA/MISO 
Training Battalion.
  In the latter half of his military career, CSM Gedeon accepted his 
first Command Sergeant Major assignment for the 16th Psychological 
Operations Battalion in Fort Sheridan, Illinois in January of 2014. His 
second assignment was the 11th Psychological Operations Battalion in 
White Plains, Maryland in April of 2016 to July of 2019 and his final 
assignment was in February of 2019, as the 2nd Psychological Operations 
Group Command Sergeant Major.
  With over 3 decades of experience, the Army has honored CSM Gedeon 
with multiple awards signifying his dedication and service to this 
country. His many decorations include the Bronze Star, the Meritorious 
Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and many others.
  After a lifetime of service at home and abroad, CSM Gedeon is now 
retired from duty and currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio where he 
works at a law firm and parents two young daughters, Paige and Molly.
  A huge congratulations to Hon. CSM Michael P. Gedeon. We thank him 
for his service.

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