[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 125 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1207]
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                       HONORING MARY NELSON ADAMS

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                     HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 4, 2015

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. 
Mary Nelson Adams and her many years of dedicated service as a USO 
volunteer.
  Ms. Adams, 79, of Isle of Hope, has been a familiar face to the 
troops working and serving at Hunter Army Airfield's Truscott Air 
Terminal. Ms. Adams has been present for every deployment for the last 
11 years, and she has either seen off or welcomed back more than 
300,000 troops.
  On July 31, 2015, Ms. Adams stood waving to the C-17 planes as they 
left carrying 22 soldiers bound for Iraq off from Hunter Army Airfield. 
However, this was the last time Ms. Adams would send off troops as a 
USO volunteer, as she has decided to step down after many years of 
service. On this day, a surprise ceremony was held in her honor. Col. 
Townley Hedrick, the commander at Fort Stewart, presented Ms. Adams 
with a pin and plaque declaring her a ``Marne Rock Star.''
  Ms. Adams has been the recipient of additional honors throughout her 
years of service. In 2006, President George W. Bush gave her a pin to 
honor her service for soldiers. In 2008, the USO's World Headquarters 
named her ``Volunteer of the Year,'' which she was the first ever to 
receive that recognition. The president of the USO of Georgia said Ms 
Adams was ``the epitome'' of the organization's mission.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to honor and recognize Ms. Mary 
Nelson Adams for her patriotism and service to over 300,000 soldiers.

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