[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 73 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION HONORING PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD

  (Mr. GEKAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in preparation of my introducing 
a resolution honoring the Pennsylvania National Guard.
  All of us know the work of our National Guard components in our 
various States, but I did want to take extra time to point out some of 
the special duties that have been performed by the Pennsylvania 
National Guard, the largest in the Nation, by the way, and the Air 
National Guard in Pennsylvania, which is the fourth largest in the 
United States.
  In very short time now, 2000 members of the guard will be positioned 
to move to Europe to assist in the NATO facilities in the various roles 
they have to play in that part of the world. Now, this is to say that 
that is just one duty. They are also involved on the northern border of 
the Canadian border in NORAD, and many domestic sites. And in 
Afghanistan, the Air National Guard has performed various tasks that 
are very important to the entire effort in the war against terrorism.
  Mr. Speaker, I close with asking others to join with me in the 
resolution honoring the Pennsylvania National Guard.

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