[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E653-E654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING CHAD RIEGEL

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2023

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Chad 
Riegel who will retire from the United States Navy on July 1, 2023.
  I would like to commemorate BU1 Chad Riegel for his incredibly 
successful career. He is part of the Naval Mobile Construction 
Battalion, known as the Navy Seabees. His unit was one of the first to 
arrive in Afghanistan after 9/11, arriving in October of 2001. They 
were tasked with building facilities to accommodate follow-on military 
forces, including camps for military personnel and prisons for al-Qaeda 
and Taliban forces.
  Chad has deployed all around the world, traveling to at least 22 
countries. He was in active duty from September of 1997 to September of 
2002, serving in the NMCB 133 and from November of 2012 to November of 
2013, serving in the NMCB 15. He has been serving in reserve duty since 
September of 2007 in the NMCB 15 and in the Construction Battalion 
Maintenance Unit 202.
  Throughout his service, he went on three tours, one to Bosnia in 1998 
and two to Afghanistan, one in 2001 and another in 2013. Chad has 
received several medals to commemorate his service and dedication, 
including a National Defense Service Ribbon, a

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Navy Battle E Ribbon, an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with 1 bronze 
star, 2 Army Achievement Medals, a Meritorious Unit Commendation 
Ribbon, a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 3 bronze stars, a Good 
Conduct Award, a Humanitarian Service Medal, a M-16 Expert Rifle 
Qualifier, 2 NATO Medals, a Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, a Navy 
Reserve Meritorious Service Medal, an Expert Pistol Shot Medal, a 
Seabee Combat Warrior Service Medal, and an Afghanistan Campaign Medal 
with 1 bronze star.
  Chad and his wife, Jenni are parents to two children, Kaylee and Max. 
It is my honor to recognize Mr. Chad Riegel's accomplishments and wish 
him a wonderful retirement spent with his family and those close to 
him.

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