[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         REMEMBERING MARINE CORPS MASTER SERGEANT ERIC ENGLAND

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2018

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of 
Blairsville's Eric England, a retired Marine known as one of the 
world's greatest marksmen. At the age of 84, Master Sergeant England 
passed away on April 7, 2018.
  Master Sergeant England joined the United States Marine Corps in 1950 
and served as a scout sniper during the Vietnam War. In combat, he had 
98 confirmed kills, making him one of the best snipers in our nation's 
history.
  Years after the Vietnam War, Master Sergeant England continued 
working for the Marine Corps as a Weapons Tactics Instructor. He viewed 
teaching as a way for him to continue defending American lives, 
encouraging him to create the National Marksmanship Unit at Georgia's 
Fort Benning in 1968.
  Master Sergeant England won countless awards for his world-class 
marksmanship, and he represented the United States as part of two 
Olympic shooting teams. Alongside his cousin and fellow Marine, Zell 
Miller, he was inducted into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame 
with the Class of 2017.
  My prayers are with the England family in their time of loss. I stand 
alongside many other Americans in thanking this hero for his service.

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