[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MAJOR JODI MARTI

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Major Jodi Marti for being awarded the Air Force 
Commendation Medal.
  Maj. Marti spent fifteen months planning a domestic operations 
exercise called VIGILANT GUARD, conducted by the Iowa Army National 
Guard in conjunction with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency 
Management. The operation partnered with over 45 federal, state, 
regional and county agencies, involving simulated scenarios of 
flooding, tornados and widespread power outages. Maj. Marti is now 
serving in Kosovo, mentoring and training members of the Kosovo 
Security Forces.
  Mr. Speaker, Maj. Marti is an Iowan who has made her state and nation 
proud. She has worked hard and dedicated herself to serving her 
country. It is with great honor that I recognize her today. I ask that 
my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives join me in 
congratulating Maj. Marti for this award and wishing her nothing but 
continued success in all her future endeavors.

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