[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 53 (Wednesday, May 3, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H2416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TEXAS 49TH IN BOSNIA

  (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, during this last Easter weekend, 
several Members of the Texas delegation, led by our U.S. Senator Kay 
Bailey Hutchinson, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Frost), the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Sam Johnson), the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Edwards), 
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady), the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Reyes), the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sandlin), and myself traveled to 
Bosnia with Senator Hutchinson to visit the Texas National Guard's 49th 
Division and observed Easter Sunrise Services with our Guard in Tuzla.
  We had the opportunity to examine the operating situation of U.S. 
forces in Bosnia. We were accompanied by General Russell Davis, the 
chief of the National Guard Bureau, but also our General in Texas, 
Daniel James of the Texas National Guard, to observe the Commanding 
General Robert Halverson in the 49th Texas division.
  I personally had the opportunity to visit with Colonel Tom Roman who, 
in his real life, is a lieutenant in the Houston Police Department, who 
is currently serving in the division. Frankly, we have three Houston 
police officers who, not only serve Houston during their regular jobs, 
but are now serving in Tuzla, Bosnia, serving our country with the 49th 
Division.
  For the first time in history, we have a National Guard division who 
is in charge of a regular Army unit in Bosnia.
  I am proud of the outstanding job our troops are doing in helping 
bring peace to this ravaged war-torn area. They have been successful in 
stopping the killing of women and children and trying to bring 
stability to that area.
  They are serving our country with honor and are proving that the 
Guard is a reliable part of our Armed Forces.
  Let me just show for national television the T-shirt that shows the 
Eagle Base with the 49th Lone Star Texas Division emblem on it. Thank 
you.

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