[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H2297-H2298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF 432ND CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION

  (Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to 
recognize before this House the brave members of the 432nd Civil 
Affairs Battalion who are returning home today from their overseas 
deployment.
  Northeastern Wisconsin is often called the ``land of legends'' for 
our fabled football team, the Green Bay Packers. The gridiron 
leadership of men like Lombardi and Lambeau and Nitschke made Green Bay 
synonymous with strength and courage and triumph.
  But it is not our sports heroes who make our area truly legendary. It 
is our servicemen and -women who have put their lives on the line to 
defend freedom. Under the most difficult conditions, brave troops of 
the 432nd have

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strived to rebuild a nation ravaged by tyranny and war and strife. 
Obviously, our work there is not yet done. But we can take comfort in 
the fact that some of our finest countrymen carry the torch of liberty 
in Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, the members of the 432nd, along with all of our 
servicemen and -women, deserve our praise, our support, our gratitude. 
They are genuine heroes.

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