[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 18 (Thursday, February 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      THANK YOU TO SOLDIERS OF COMPANY A 2-124TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 2004

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to members of Company A 2-124th Infantry Regiment. These 
soldiers were mobilized in December 2003 and, upon completion of the 
appropriate training, deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
After securing Patriot Batteries in Bahrain and Qatar, Company A 
advanced into Kuwait and then Iraq in April 2003, where the unit 
provided force protection and fixed-site security. Later, the soldiers 
attached to several active duty units, including a military police 
battalion, the 4th Infantry Division, and a Stryker brigade near Balad.
  These brave Americans have served their country with pride and honor. 
This country owes its freedom to these soldiers and the ones who came 
before them. Now, so do the citizens of Iraq. After over a year of 
deployment, Company A 2-124th has accomplished its mission, and it is 
my humble honor to welcome them home.

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