[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S2303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY

 Mr. MILLER. Mr. President, I would like to take this 
opportunity to recognize the achievements of the Blue Ridge Rifles and 
Color Guard of North Georgia College and State University, who recently 
placed first overall at the 29th annual Tulane Naval ROTC Mardi Gras 
Invitational Drill Meet in New Orleans, LA.
  The North Georgia College and State University is one of six 4-year 
military colleges in the United States. Since its inception in 1873, 
NGCSU's military college has been renowned for its ability to produce 
exceptional officers in all service branches. This skill has resulted 
in many performance championships, including 12 titles from the Mardi 
Gras Drill Meet.
  The Mardi Gras Invitational Drill Meet draws teams representing the 
service academies, senior and junior military colleges, and reserve 
officer training corps programs at civilian colleges and universities. 
The Blue Ridge Rifles and the Color Guard of NGCSU have exhibited 
consistently excellent performances at the Mardi Gras Invitational. 
This tradition continued with the most recent Mardi Gras Invitation 
Drill Meet, held on February 23, 2001, where the NGCSU cadets competed 
against 42 military drill teams from colleges and universities 
throughout the United States. The Blue Ridge Rifles, under the command 
of Cadet Captain Phillip Pelphry and Cadet Master Sergeant Zachary 
Poole, received first place in platoon basic drill, second place in 
squad drill, and first place in platoon exhibition drill. The North 
Georgia College and State University Color Guard, under the command of 
Cadet Captain Chris Rivers, received first place in the color guard 
competition.
  I would like to recognize the following cadets for their fine 
representation of North Georgia College and State University and of the 
entire state of Georgia.
  The Blue Ridge Rifle Team: Joseph Byerly; Gregg Carey; Joshua 
Carvalho; Josh Clemmons; Byron Davison; John Filiatreau; Kurt Fricton; 
Jason Howard; Joseph Marty; Phillip Pelphry; Jason Pon; Zachary Poole; 
Jason Ryncarz; Jonathan Sellars; Benjamin Sisk; Jeffrey Wagner; Zachary 
Zeis; and The Color Guard Team: Colin Arms; Peter Bender; Kyle Harvey; 
Ernesto Johnson and Chris Rivers.




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