[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 95 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1108]
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          HONORING THE UNITED STATES ARMY MISSION AT TOBYHANNA

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                            HON. TOM MARINO

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2012

  Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the U.S. Army 
Mission at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, on the 
occasion of their 100th year of service to our nation.
  Originally used as an artillery training field, Tobyhanna Army Depot 
has housed the United States Army since 1912. The current supply depot 
was built in 1953 and has served the U.S. Army ever since.
  In its 100-year history, the U.S. Army has found numerous uses for 
the Army Depot as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, tank and 
ambulance center for World War I, prisoner-of-war camp during World War 
II, and storage point for gliders used in the D-Day landings at 
Normandy in 1944.
  Tobyhanna Army Depot itself has been a leader in the design, 
manufacture, and repair of many integral and state of the art U.S. Army 
systems and tools for nearly 60 years. Currently, it is the largest, 
full-service electronics maintenance facility within the Department of 
Defense.
  Tobyhanna serves not only the U.S. Army but also the people of 
northeastern Pennsylvania by providing the single largest number of 
jobs and employment in the region.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the U.S. Army Mission at Tobyhanna 
Army Depot, and ask my colleagues to join me in praising their 
commitment to country and community.

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