[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 153 (Thursday, September 18, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E878-E879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF CAPTAIN MATTHEW J. JERBI

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                      HON. CHRISTOPHER R. DELUZIO

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2025

  Mr. DELUZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Captain Matthew J. 
Jerbi, United States Navy, a resident of Fairfax, Virginia, who is 
retiring after 30 years of faithful service to our Nation following his 
commission from the United States Naval Academy.
  After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1995, Captain Jerbi began 
his dedicated service to our Nation. Captain Jerbi served the Navy in a 
wide variety of roles over the next thirty years, both throughout the 
country and overseas.
  His assignments include USS Vincennes (CG 49); USS O'Brien (DD 975); 
USS Mustin (DDG 89); USS Normandy (CG 60); Commanding Officer of USS 
Independence (LCS 2); Commodore of Destroyer Squadron 7; Director of 
Warfare Integration; Navy Unmanned Task Force; Deputy Chief of Navy 
Legislative Affairs: Director, Navy House Liaison Office; and as 
Special Assistant to the Chief of Navy Legislative Affairs.
  Throughout his career, Captain Jerbi has demonstrated exceptional 
commitment to the country and has always striven to expand his 
education. In 2001, he earned a Master of Arts in National Security 
Affairs from the Naval Post Graduate School. His personal awards 
include the Legion of Merit (three awards), Meritorious Service Medal 
(five awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five awards), 
and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (one award).
  I commend Captain Jerbi for his dedication to our country and the 
sacrifices he and his

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family have made. I thank him, his wife Kerenza, and two daughters, 
Isabella and Natasha, for their service and wish him fair winds and 
following seas as he concludes a distinguished career.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
recognizing Captain Matthew Jerbi as he retires from the U.S. Navy.

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