[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 91 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


COMMENDING THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES 
               AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. PAUL C. BROUN

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2010

  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Army Signal Corps and join them in the celebration of their 150th 
anniversary. Major Albert James Myer, who saw the need to create a 
separate military signal service, created the Signal Corps on June 21, 
1860.
  The Signal Corps has a long and storied history of providing our Army 
with the most advanced technology to ensure victory on the battlefield. 
The list of technological achievements are unmatched by any other 
military in the world. The Signal Corps first aided our efforts in the 
Spanish-American war where they ensured our victory by providing vital 
signaling, telephone and telegraph communications, combat photography, 
and balloons for intelligence gathering. Innovations by the Signal 
Corps early in the twentieth century lead to the creation of the 
Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System, the first 
wireless communications system in the Western Hemisphere, the first 
Army radar system, and the tactical FM radio.
  Their dedication to stay on the forefront of communications 
technology by unceasingly developing advanced systems provided the U.S. 
with an unparalleled advantage during World War II. The Signal Corps 
also assisted the Air Force in launching the first communications 
satellite, paving the way for world-wide communications, and they 
continued to play a pertinent role to U.S. efforts during Vietnam where 
they deployed a troposphereic-scatter radio as well as the SYNCOM 
satellite communications service. This drastically improved the speed 
and viability of communications in combat zones.
  Today we honor the Army Signal Corps by recognizing their 
irreplaceable contributions to the United States Army. The results of 
their innovative developments are evident in the premier fighting force 
that protects us and our freedoms. In fact, it is the innovations by 
the Signal Corps that provided a foundation for subsequent 
communication technologies have been built. The importance of this 
transcends the military into the private sector by reducing both the 
time and cost of global communications.
  The Army Signal Corps, who are headquartered in my district at Fort 
Gordon, trains more military service members than any other training 
center in the U.S. Army. I am honored to recognize their service to the 
American people. They have not only improved the lives of service 
members, but also the citizens our servicemen and women are sworn to 
protect. I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring the Army Signal 
Corps for their irreplaceable role to the United States Army over the 
last 150 years.

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