[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12846-12847]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT ARMY STAFF SERGEANT TY MICHAEL CARTER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McNerney) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join 
me in honoring Army Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter, who will be 
awarded with the Congressional Medal of Honor in recognition of his 
heroic actions in Afghanistan in 2009.
  As the father of a veteran, I am truly honored to represent Staff 
Sergeant Carter, a resident of Antioch, California. The Medal of Honor 
is our Nation's highest military award presented for selfless sacrifice 
and acts of courage above and beyond the call of duty at the risk of 
his or her life.
  Staff Sergeant Carter was born in Spokane, Washington, in 1980 and 
graduated from North Central High School. After high school, he 
enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in Japan. He had two additional 
deployments before being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 
the year 2002.
  During this time, Staff Sergeant Carter enrolled in the Los Medanos 
Community College in California and studied biology. Upon the birth of 
his first daughter, and after traveling throughout the United States, 
he enlisted to serve his country as a soldier in the United States Army 
in the year 2008.
  It was on October 3, 2009, when Specialist Carter and the 54 Members 
of B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment came under heavy enemy 
fire in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan.
  At great risk of his own life, Staff Sergeant Carter resupplied 
ammunition to help his fellow soldiers, provided first aid to a 
comrade, eliminated enemy troops, and risked his own life to help carry 
a fellow soldier from harm's way.
  The actions that Mr. Carter took during this ambush were critical to 
the defense of the COP Keating, which was established in 2006 as a 
provincial reconstruction team camp located near the confluence of the 
Kushtowz and Landay Sin Rivers.
  All of our Nation's servicemembers and their families make great 
sacrifices, and we can never fully repay them. It's important that we 
pay tribute to those who show their devotion to the United States 
through their service and that we ensure those who return home are 
provided with the services they deserve and have earned.
  These brave men and women are committed to one another and to 
honoring the call of duty to protect our great Nation. We owe them the 
same respect.
  I want to commend Staff Sergeant Carter and all of our Nation's 
veterans for their courage and dedication to this country. Our Nation 
has always been able to depend on the selfless actions of men and women 
in uniform for our very existence.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Staff Sergeant Ty Michael 
Carter, as well as our servicemen and

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women, their families and veterans, for their service to the United 
States.


                          National Coaches Day

  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I also want to recognize the efforts of 
Madeline Woznick, a 12-year-old student athlete who lives in Lodi, 
California. Madeline is a competitive swimmer and has worked to bring 
attention to the hard work and dedication of coaches across the country 
and is advocating for an annual National Coaches Day.
  There are tens of millions of student athletes in the country. 
Coaches can have a fundamental impact on these students, and I'm 
grateful for their endeavors to train and mentor the next generation.
  Today's students are tomorrow's leaders, and it is important that 
they have teachers and mentors who inspire and encourage them in their 
educational pursuits. As Madeline says, coaches motivate and inspire 
students to better themselves.
  In 1972, President Nixon declared October 6 as National Coaches Day, 
and Madeline is working to ensure that every October 6 is National 
Coaches Day so their efforts are appreciated and recognized by 
communities across the country.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in applauding Madeline Woznick and 
coaches across the country.

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