Recognizing Captain Maysaa Ouza

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Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize Air Force Captain Maysaa Ouza, a native of Dearborn in Michigan's 12th District Strong, a trailblazer for religious freedom and advocate on behalf of victims of crimes.

Captain Ouza is a graduate of University of Michigan-Dearborn and the University of Toledo College of Law in Toledo, Ohio. She first became interested in serving in the U.S. Air Force in 2018. An Arab American woman who wears the hijab, Captain Ouza blazed the trail for those who would follow in her footsteps by successfully petitioning the Air Force to reconsider its nationwide policy regarding religious accommodations. She is the first Air Force judge advocate (JAG) to wear a hijab in uniform. Captain Ouza currently serves as a JAG officer at the Wright- Patterson Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio, where she advocates on behalf of survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

Please join me in recognizing Captain Maysaa Ouza, for her outstanding service, as we welcome her back to Dearborn, Michigan as the Grand Marshal of the City of Dearborn's ninety-seventh Memorial Day festivities.

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