[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E670]
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    HONORING THE SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF MASTER SERGEANT STEVEN 
                                WILLIAMS

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                           HON. LLOYD SMUCKER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2025

  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate and recognize 
Master Sergeant Steven Williams for his appointment as the 41st Drum 
Major of ``The President's Own'' Marine Band.
  Master Sergeant Williams, a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 
graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High School. He enlisted in the 
Marine Corps in 2002, where he attended recruit training at Marine 
Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Beaufort, South Carolina. He later 
attended Marine Combat Training and the basic course at the Armed 
Forces School of Music in Little Creek, Virginia, as a trumpet player. 
From January to September 2005, he was deployed to the Al Anbar 
Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III.
  Prior to joining ``The President's Own'', he was stationed with the 
2D Marine Division Band at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He became 
Assistant Drum Major for ``The President's Own'' in April 2013, where 
he assisted in leading the band in ceremonial duties and oversaw unit 
training. As Drum Major, Master Sergeant Williams directs ``The 
President's Own'' in its duties, which include performing at ceremonies 
such as the inaugural parade, and reviews for the President, heads of 
State, and dignitaries.
  I want to thank and congratulate Master Sergeant Williams for his 
invaluable service to our country at home and abroad, and for his 
appointment as 41st Drum Major of ``The President's Own.'' I wish him 
continued success in his military service and further pursuits.

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