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“today I want to take a few minutes to recognize MAJ Mark Bedrin for his exemplary dedication to duty and service as an Army congressional fellow and congressional budget liaison for the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management and Comptroller. Major Bedrin is transitioning from his present assignment to continue his service to our country as an Army officer. The cornerstone of Mark's success as an officer is his family. He is a dedicated husband to his wife Katie and a devoted father to his children: daughter Elizabeth and son Patrick. They provide the foundation for Mark's service, and they are his off-time partners in travel, canoeing, fishing, and exploring the great outdoors. A native of Kirkwood, NY, Major Bedrin graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2009, with a bachelor of arts in history, and commissioned into the Infantry branch, where he served as a platoon leader and company commander. Other notable previous assignments include platoon leader, Attack Company, 1-32 IN, 3rd BCT, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, NY, and Afghanistan; assistant operations officer, rifle troop commander, and headquarters and headquarters troop commander, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, in Germany, Afghanistan, and Egypt. His operational deployments include two combat tours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and one peacekeeping tour supporting the Multinational Force and Observers, MFO, in Egypt.…”