[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: April 12, 1994]
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                        A SALUTE TO FORT BENNING

  (Mr. BISHOP asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute the military installation 
in Fort Benning, GA, which was chosen by the Pentagon as this year's 
recipient of the coveted Commander in Chief's Award. The Commander in 
Chief's Award honors an installation from each military branch that 
stands out prominently above all other American military bases 
worldwide, and is considered to be the top honor for American military 
bases throughout the free world.
  Fort Benning--home of the infantry--established in 1918 the famed 
U.S. Army Infantry School and is now home to the most influential 
infantry center in the world. We in Georgia have always known it was 
the best, and now this award allows the world to know that Fort Benning 
is the leader in the protection of democracy.
  The Commander in Chief's Award shows that when the Pentagon needs the 
best of the best, it calls in the infantry from Fort Benning, GA.
  This award reflects the unparalleled teamwork, training, and esprit 
de corps of every soldier, civilian, and family member that makes Fort 
Benning the best Army base in the world and also part of a great 
community--the tri-cities community of Fort Benning, Columbus, and 
Phoenix City, AL.
  I congratulate Gen. Jerry White and all of the soldiers at Fort 
Benning on receiving the award and making all of us in southwest 
Georgia and America so proud.

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