[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 49 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


     SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS GREET TROOPS 
                 RETURNING FROM HAITI AT FORT DRUM, NY

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                          HON. JOHN M. McHUGH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 1995
  Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the men and women of the 
10th Mountain Division--Light Infantry--at Forth Drum, NY. On February 
16, I joined Defense Secretary William Perry and the Chairman of the 
joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John Shalikashvili at Fort Drum in a 
ceremony honoring members of the 10th for their accomplishments during 
Operation ``Uphold Democracy'' in Haiti.
  Mr. Speaker, on the same day the troops were honored at Fort Drum, 
the House of Representative took an important step in restoring U.S. 
defenses to the levels expected by the American people with passage of 
the National Security Revitalization Act.
  The commanders of that mission, Lt. Gen. Henry Shelton, who commands 
the 18th Airborne Corps and Maj. Gen. David Meade, who commands the 
10th, are here in the Capitol today to provide our colleagues with 
briefings on that mission.
  Despite recent reductions and shortfalls in defense funding, we have 
deployed U.S. forces on more peacetime and humanitarian missions than 
ever before. The adaptability, motivation and high level of readiness 
have made the 10th Mountain Division a key player in many of these 
missions. It is appropriate that we salute them today as their 
commanders are here to provide us with the benefit of their experiences 
in assisting the restoration of democracy in Haiti.


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