[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SALUTE TO FORT BENNING, GEORGIA

  (Mr. COLLINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to congratulate Fort Benning, 
Georgia, for winning the Army Community of Excellence Chief of Staff 
Award. This is the sixth consecutive year that Fort Benning has been 
recognized as the best Army installation in the United States.
  The award is indicative of the ability of professionalism of the tens 
of thousands of soldiers that pass through Fort Benning's gate each 
year and of the successful partnership that exists among Fort Benning, 
Columbus, Georgia, and Phoenix City, Alabama, communities.
  The soldiers and civilians who work under the leadership of General 
Carl Ernst and his staff continue to reinforce Fort Benning's long-
standing commitment to military quality, focusing on the watch words, 
``First in training, first in readiness, and first in quality of 
life.''
  Fort Benning constitutes a cornerstone of our national defense. To 
all of the personnel at Fort Benning, I offer my sincere thanks and 
congratulations for a job well done.

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