[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8732]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING COLONEL ANDREW GIBSON

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Maine (Mr. 
Michaud) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome Colonel Andrew 
Gibson as today's guest chaplain.
  Colonel Gibson is from Pittsfield, Maine. He is a decorated veteran 
who served in the Maine Army National Guard for 25 years. Before being 
deployed to Afghanistan in 2006, he served in Bosnia in 1997 as one of 
the first two National Guard chaplains to ever be deployed to a hostile 
fire zone.
  Currently, Colonel Gibson is the Joint Forces Headquarters Maine 
chaplain and the director of Deployment Cycle Support. In these roles, 
he oversees the spiritual needs of the Maine Guard's soldiers and 
families. He also coordinates a team of health professionals who 
provide support to our servicemembers, veterans, and military families.
  Colonel Gibson's service also extends deep into our communities. He 
is a key organizer of Maine's annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast. 
Colonel Gibson is a true asset to our State of Maine and our country. 
I'm proud that he is my constituent, and it's an honor to have him 
deliver today's prayer.

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