[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 68 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S3061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 186, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 186) honoring the 100th anniversary 
     of the United States Army Field Artillery School at Fort 
     Sill, Oklahoma.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 186) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 186

       Whereas May 19, 2011, has been set aside as Field Artillery 
     Day at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Home of the Field Artillery, 
     to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the School of Fire 
     for the Field Artillery;
       Whereas the School of Fire for the Field Artillery at Fort 
     Sill was established on June 5, 1911, under the command of 
     Captain Dan T. Moore, its first commandant;
       Whereas the first class of 14 captains and 22 non-
     commissioned officers arrived on September 15, 1911, and the 
     school continues to operate today as the world renowned 
     United States Army Field Artillery School;
       Whereas thousands of soldiers, Marines, and allied foreign 
     military students have been trained for service in the Field 
     Artillery at the United States Army Field Artillery School;
       Whereas the Field Artillery lives up to its nickname, ``The 
     King of Battle'', by continuing to be the most responsive 
     all-weather fire support available to ground forces engaged 
     in combat;
       Whereas the modern Field Artillery branch employs, and the 
     United States Army Field Artillery School trains troops on, a 
     variety of powerful weapons, from the 105 millimeter M-199 
     howitzer, the 155 millimeter M-777 lightweight howitzer, and 
     the 155 millimeter Paladin self-propelled howitzer to the 
     Multiple Launch Rocket System;
       Whereas the United States Army Field Artillery School has 
     trained Field Artillery officers and non-commissioned 
     officers to be the Army's experts on the employment of lethal 
     and non-lethal effects that have contributed to our Nation's 
     successes in Iraq and Afghanistan;
       Whereas Field Artillery officers stand among our Nation's 
     most revered civilian and military leaders, including 
     founding fathers and Revolutionary War officers Alexander 
     Hamilton and Henry Knox; Major General William J. Snow, the 
     first Chief of the Field Artillery; Captain Harry S. Truman 
     of the Missouri National Guard; Generals Jack Vessey, John 
     Shalikashvili, and Maxwell Taylor, Chairmen of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff; Generals William Westmoreland, Carl Vuono, 
     and Dennis Reimer, Chiefs of Staff of the Army; General Tommy 
     Franks, U.S. Central Command Commander who led coalition 
     forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom; and General Raymond 
     Odierno, U.S. Joint Forces Command Commander, who led Multi-
     National Forces-Iraq;
       Whereas Field Artillerymen have fought with courage, 
     strength, and fidelity in every United States conflict, and 
     have been awarded more than 90 Medals of Honor, including, 
     most recently, a Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to 
     Sergeant First Class Jared Monti, a forward observer in 
     Afghanistan who demonstrated conspicuous gallantry and 
     intrepidity as he called in artillery fire to save his 
     outnumbered patrol and was mortally wounded as he attempted 
     to save a fellow soldier; and
       Whereas the people of the United States take great pride in 
     the history of Fort Sill, the United States Army Field 
     Artillery School, and the continuing critical role that the 
     Field Artillery plays in the defense of the United States: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the 100th anniversary of the United States Army 
     Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and
       (2) honors the long line of men and women of the Army Field 
     Artillery who have served and continue to serve in the 
     protection of the national security of the United States.

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