[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          ON THE RETIREMENT OF MASTER SERGEANT MARVIN D. TASBY

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2012

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service and 
sacrifice of MSG Marvin Tasby on the occasion of his retirement from 
the United States Air Force. For the last 4 years, Master Sergeant 
Tasby has served the Air Force and our Nation as a legislative liaison 
here in Congress.
  Master Sergeant Tasby is affectionately known to many of us in 
Congress as ``Taz.'' For 26 years, the United States Air Force, and 
indeed the entire Nation, has benefitted from Taz's talents, 
experience, and devotion.
  As we honor Taz, we also honor all of those who wear our Nation's 
uniform.
  When our airmen and airwomen serve, their families serve as well. 
Today in paying tribute to Master Sergeant Tasby we also express our 
gratitude to his wife Katrina, his sons Jordan and Justin, and his 
mother Jessie.
  After enlisting in the Air Force in 1986 in Shreveport, Louisiana, 
Taz served across the United States and around the world. He has worked 
in the Office of the Air Force Reserve and served as a member of the 
93rd Bomb Squadron and the 140th Fighter Wing.
  A key part of Taz's latest posting, as a legislative liaison, has 
been escorting Members of Congress around the world. Indeed, Taz has 
served as part of 50 fact-finding missions to 62 countries around the 
globe. In doing so, he has earned the respect of Members and staff. He 
is known around the world by State Department officials and foreign 
nationals.
  Personally, I've been proud to have Taz by my side in 16 countries--
from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom, many of them more than once. 
We've been together in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. 
We've gone into war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq and we've travelled 
to meet with the heads of parliaments from around the world.
  Taz spends countless hours planning every detail of a trip and 
ensuring logistics are executed perfectly. I've seen firsthand Taz's 
resourcefulness, attention to detail, and overall commitment to 
excellence.
  Taz has been rightly honored with a number of medals throughout his 
26 year career. These include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National 
Defense Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal and the Global War on 
Terrorism Service Medal.
  The Air Force song is a tribute to those, as it says, ``who love the 
vastness of the sky.'' When we sing that song, four times we proclaim, 
``Nothing will stop the Air Force!''
  Those words are true about the Air Force because of our airmen and 
airwomen. They are true because of people like MSG Marvin Tasby.

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