[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I want to take 60 seconds before the two 
leaders speak to welcome a North Carolinian, Randy Cash, who was 
appointed the national chaplain of the American Legion on August 28, 
2014, at their annual convention in Charlotte, which I attended, as 
well as the President.
  Randy is a native of North Carolina. He spent part of his life in 
Myrtle Beach, SC, but he attended a number of schools throughout the 
region. He was commissioned as a Navy chaplain in 1980 and he entered 
Active Service in 1983. He was assigned to Destroyer Squadron Six out 
of Charleston, SC. His next tour was staff chaplain, Naval Education 
and Training Center in Newport, RI, and his life continued from spot to 
spot.
  Randy has served as chaplain during Desert Shield, Desert Storm, 
while he was stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach. 
He also had a turn at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, which we all talk about 
today, and was transferred to the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, 
NC, where he served as regimental chaplain.
  Let me say this is a decorated chaplain. Randy Cash retired from 
Active Duty in 2009. His military awards and decorations include the 
Legion of Merit, two awards, and the Bronze Star. He is a man of 
conviction, he is a tremendous North Carolinian, and over the next year 
he will serve as the national chaplain of the American Legion in a most 
effective way.
  Reverend Cash, we are delighted to have you here.
  I yield the floor.

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