[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO GUNNERY SERGEANT MARTIN ALEMAN

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam President, December is always a time of 
transitions here on Capitol Hill, and it is time for Team Blackburn to 
recognize the transition of our defense fellow, GySgt Martin Aleman, 
away from the Senate and toward a bright future rising in the ranks of 
the Marine Corps.
  On the Armed Services Committee, we spend a great deal of time 
considering how the decisions we make in this building will affect 
budgets and workload and our overall national security; but paramount 
to me is the effect it will have on servicemembers and their families 
at home and abroad.
  Since day one of his fellowship, Martin has been a bottomless well of 
information about what it is like to actually serve in the military. 
His stories from his service--sometimes entertaining, sometimes 
sobering--helped us remember that when all is said and done, each line 
item in a bill, dollar authorized, and penny spent will change the 
lives of the brave men and women who put on the uniform.
  Martin, we will miss you, but I am sure Casondra is more than ready 
to reclaim the time our hectic schedule stole from you this past year. 
I wish you the best of luck as you take the next step in your already 
impressive career.

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