[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9592]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT DENISE JELINSKI-HALL ON HER RETIREMENT

  (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, I'm very proud to honor today someone who 
is a great servant leader and who I'm honored to call my friend, Chief 
Master Sergeant Denise Jelinski-Hall. She will be retiring later this 
month after serving nearly 30 years in the United States Air Force, 
where she earned the distinction of being the first female and the 
first Air National Guard member to serve as the National Guard Bureau's 
Senior Enlisted Leader. This is the highest enlisted rank in the 
National Guard that one is able to hold.
  While she is originally from a small town in Minnesota and has served 
everywhere from Nebraska to Qatar, I'm especially proud of the 
tremendous impact that she has made on her nearly 20 years that she 
spent serving in the Hawaii National Guard.
  Chief Jelinski-Hall is happiest when she is spending time with 
soldiers and airmen, and has done so in all 50 States and around the 
world as she leads by example, encouraging troops to focus on personal 
growth and education. She should serve as an inspiration to young men 
and women across the country through her great work ethic and 
leadership by example.
  Congratulations and thank you very much--mahalo nui loa--to Chief 
Jelinski-Hall on her incredible, long, accomplished career in service 
to our country.

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