[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E501]
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    RECOGNIZING THE 110TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE

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                      HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2018

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
110th birthday of the United States Army Reserve, which will be 
celebrated on April 23, 2018. What began in 1908 as a small corps of 
medical professionals held in readiness for duty is today the Army's 
global operational reserve force, and the most capable, combat-ready, 
and lethal Army Reserve the nation has ever known.
  Established by Congress in 1908 with just 160 doctors and nurses, a 
larger Organized Reserve was created under the National Defense Act of 
1916. A year later, when America entered World War I, more than 160,000 
Reservists were mobilized to help the Army defeat Germany and the other 
Axis powers. By World War II, more than 200,000 Reservists had joined 
the fight, serving on every front.
  Through two world wars, the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian 
Gulf War, the Global War on Terror, and countless other crises, 
operations, and emergencies, America's Army Reserve has never failed to 
meet the challenges of its time. The Army Reserve continues to provide 
quick access to the mission-critical forces and capabilities the Army 
needs to initiate, sustain, and prevail in major operations.
  Today our nation faces new threats from multiple sources that 
challenge U.S. military dominance across every domain. The Army Reserve 
is again rising to the challenge, creating a ready force of units and 
individual soldiers postured to move fast, engage quickly, and win 
decisively on the battlefields of today and tomorrow. I am proud of the 
Reservists of the 5th Congressional district of Washington state for 
serving with honor, distinction, and having the passion to protect our 
American freedoms.
  The world is constantly changing and the threats evolving, but the 
Army Reserve continues to remain a dedicated component of the most 
decisive and lethal land force in the world.
  Our thanks and appreciation to all of these patriotic Americans, and 
Happy 110th Birthday, U.S. Army Reserve.

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