{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgE145-2", "2026-02-20", 119, 2, null, null, "RECOGNIZING UNITED STATES NAVY PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS KATRINA GRAMER", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "RECOGNIZING", "E145", "E145", "[{\"name\": \"Lisa C. McClain\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "172 Cong. Rec. E145", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E145]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n   RECOGNIZING UNITED STATES NAVY PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS KATRINA\n                                 GRAMER\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. LISA C. McCLAIN\n\n                              of michigan\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, February 20, 2026\n\n  Mrs. McCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Petty Officer\nSecond Class Katrina Gramer for her honorable service to the United\nStates Navy and her unwavering dedication to supporting our veteran\ncommunity. Her service in uniform and her continued dedication to\nfellow veterans represents the very best of our service members and the\nvalues they uphold. It is my privilege to recognize her as our February\n2026 Veteran of the Month.\n  A native of Port Huron, Michigan, Petty Officer Gramer enlisted in\nthe United States Navy in 1999. She completed basic training at Great\nLakes, Illinois, and went on to attend Anti-Submarine Warfare Training\nSchool in San Diego, California, where she trained as a Sonar\nTechnician.\n  Her first duty station was in Yokosuka, Japan. While her ship was\noperating in the Middle East, the terrorist attacks of September 11,\n2001, occurred. In the days that followed, her ship launched some of\nthe first Tomahawk cruise missiles into Afghanistan in support of\nOperation Enduring Freedom, answering our Nation's call during a\ndefining moment in American history. She later served in California,\ncontinuing her dedicated service.\n  Throughout her time in uniform, Petty Officer Gramer earned numerous\nmilitary honors, including the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Unit\nCommendation, National Defense Service Medal, and Armed Forces\nExpeditionary Medal. These awards recognize her hard work and the\nstrong performance of the units she served with.\n  Following her honorable discharge in 2005, Mrs. Gramer continued to\npursue excellence. She earned two degrees: one in Early Childhood\nDevelopment and another in Business Administration. She successfully\noperated a home childcare business while raising her three children.\nOnce her children reached school age, she discovered a new calling:\nserving those who have served.\n  Mrs. Gramer has devoted herself to supporting veterans and their\nfamilies. She has held leadership positions within her local Veterans\nof Foreign Wars Post, maintains membership in her local American Legion\nPost, and has served as both Co-Director and Vice President of a local\nveterans' resource center. She is an active member of her local honor\nguard, where she performs live taps at services and provides honors at\nfootball games, ceremonies, and parades, ensuring that the sacrifices\nof our service members are remembered with dignity and respect.\n  Today, she serves as a Veteran Service Officer for the Vietnam\nVeterans of America Michigan State Council. In this role, she assists\nveterans, their families, surviving spouses, and caregivers in\nnavigating the VA benefits system. She takes great pride in ensuring\nthat those who served our Nation receive the benefits and recognition\nthey have earned.\n  Mrs. Gramer currently resides in Holly, Michigan with her husband,\ntheir three children, and their beloved pets, including her trained\nservice dog, Tinkerbell. She is a proud Navy mother, as her oldest\nchild currently serves on active duty, carrying forward the family's\nstrong tradition of military service. Together, their family enjoys\ncamping, kayaking, bonfires, and sharing meals with one another.\n  Mr. Speaker, Petty Officer Second Class Katrina Gramer's commitment\nto service extends far beyond her time in uniform. Through her\nleadership, advocacy, and tireless work on behalf of veterans and their\nfamilies, she continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of\nthose who have served our nation. It is my great privilege to recognize\nher dedication and to honor her as our February 2026 Veteran of the\nMonth.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2026-02-20-pt1-PgE145-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 17.361188074573874, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}