[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E517-E518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE

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                         HON. BRAD R. WENSTRUP

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2018

  Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the United States 
Army Reserve which celebrated its 110th anniversary on April 23rd.
   What began in 1908 as a tiny corps of medical professionals held in 
readiness for service is today the Army's global operational reserve 
force--meeting high optempo demands, generating forces to support the 
National Military

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Strategy and Army commitments worldwide, and providing mission-critical 
forces and capabilities in direct support of America's active duty 
forces.
   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, the Army Reserve has never failed to answer 
the Nation's call.
   Today our Nation faces new threats, from multiple sources, that 
challenge U.S. military dominance across every domain. And again, the 
Army Reserve is 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.
   The world is rapidly changing but one thing is constant: The Army 
Reserve will remain the dedicated federal reserve of the most decisive 
and lethal land force in the world--ready now, shaping tomorrow; 
forging the most capable, combat-ready and lethal Army Reserve in U.S. 
history. And so, I wish the Army Reserve another Happy Birthday, and 
many more years of success.

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