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HONORING UNITED STATES NAVY MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FERDINAND
``FERDIE'' GARCIA FOR THIRTY YEARS OF TREMENDOUS SERVICE
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HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK
of new york
in the house of representatives
Monday, March 7, 2022
Ms. STEFANIK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor U.S. Navy Master Chief Ferdinand ``Ferdie'' Garcia for his unwavering service to our country and its leaders.
Master Chief Ferdinand Garcia was born in the Philippines on November 29, 1961. In 1990, Mr. Garcia immigrated to the United States and enlisted in the U.S. Navy just two years later. Ferdie graduated from recruit training and then attended Mess Management Specialist School, where he graduated in the top ten percent of his class and was promoted to Petty Officer, Third Class. After Basic Training School, Mr. Garcia worked in various food service positions on board the USS Saipan (LHA 2) stationed out of Norfolk, Virginia. In 1996, Mr. Garcia began working as a Mess Management Specialist School Instructor at Lackland Airforce Base in San Antonio, Texas.
In July 2000, Mr. Garcia was recruited into the Presidential Food Service and served as a Petty Officer, First Class in the White House. He served as an Oval Office Enlisted Aide under three U.S. Presidents, including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. Throughout his service at the White House, Mr. Garcia advanced to Chief, Senior Chief, and was finally meritoriously promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer in 2008. For ten more years, he continued to serve as an Enlisted Aide to five different U.S. Navy Admirals.
Master Chief Petty Officer Garcia's thirty years of selfless service in the U.S. Navy are marked with many medals and decorations, including the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star Device, numerous Navy Commendation Medals, and many Achievement Medals from the Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force.
As Mr. Garcia closes his decades of service in the U.S. Navy ending his time at Walter Reed National Medical Center, I want to ensure he knows his country is extremely grateful for his service. On behalf of New York's 21st Congressional District, I am honored to congratulate an incredible public servant and my friend, Master Chief Petty Officer Ferdinand Garcia, on his retirement and wish him the best in his future endeavor.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 40
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