[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2016

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District, which this year is 
marking its 150th anniversary.
  Since Lieutenant Colonel C. S. Stewart was assigned as Superintending 
Engineer of the Harbor Improvements of the Delaware in July 1866, the 
men and women of the District have been meeting the Nation's challenges 
with engineering solutions both in war and in peace, to include 
building up Frankford Arsenal, the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, 
Fort Monmouth, Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base, and Dover Air Force 
Base; designing and constructing the Army's dredges, survey boats, work 
boats and barges, and other vessels; keeping the Delaware River, 
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and other waterways open and vital to 
maritime commerce; completing the Nation's first comprehensive basin-
wide study, leading to a system of dams and levees that reduced flood 
damages within the Delaware River Basin; cleaning up contaminants from 
around and under abandoned industrial sites; and using dunes and beach 
nourishment to reduce storm damages along the New Jersey and Delaware 
coasts.
  Through it all, this organization has developed a solid and well-
earned reputation for integrity, innovation, responsiveness, customer 
service, and quality excellence.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my other distinguished colleagues 
join me in celebrating the Philadelphia District's century and a half 
of outstanding service to the Nation

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