[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H2453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS FROM MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA

  (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, about 100 members of the 41st Rescue 
Squadron are scheduled to leave by tomorrow to be deployed in the NATO 
operation to bring peace and stability to Kosovo. While all of us who 
serve in this body consider it a very personal matter whenever our 
troops are sent into harm's way, this is especially the case when they 
are in our own hometowns.
  These troops are from Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia, 
located in Georgia's Second Congressional District. They carry out 
combat search-and-rescue missions, a highly skilled and dangerous job, 
yet very vital to these operations.
  As they embark upon this mission, I know all of my colleagues join 
with me in wishing them godspeed and a safe return. My prayers go out 
to all of the deployed men and women and their families for a speedy 
return.
  God bless NATO. God bless our troops and their families. God bless 
the people of Kosovo. And God bless America.

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