[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 143 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H10464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING PASTOR GREGORY SCHANNEP

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Carter) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. CARTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to talk about my friend and 
the leader of the prayer here in the House of Representatives today, 
Greg Schannep. Greg Schannep actually works for me as my regional 
director and my liaison to Fort Hood. He retired from the United States 
Army as chief of chaplains at Fort Hood, Texas, which is the largest 
military installation on Earth. He had over 90 chaplains that worked 
under him.
  He started off his life in the Army as an enlisted man, ended up his 
career after 2 years in the Army as a Special Forces sergeant. Then the 
Lord called him, and after going back to school and becoming a 
minister, he served 28 years in the United States Army as a chaplain. 
That totals 30 years of active duty as a soldier for the United States.
  He's worked for me almost 5 years--it will be 5 years in January--as 
my liaison to the military and as a regional director on our behalf.
  Greg is a family man. He's got a beautiful wife and wonderful kids: 
Melissa, Sarah, Alison, Amy, James and Samantha. His hobbies are golf 
and grandchildren, of which he has four. And he has just recently--in 
fact, within the last 6 weeks--he has decided to start another church 
and come out of retirement and become a full-time builder of a church, 
and he started a church in Bell County known as Faith Fellowship. I 
went to the first service that Chaplain Schannep performed as Pastor 
Schannep, and he did a pretty darn good job.
  He is a loved member of our community, and I am proud to call him my 
friend.

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