[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 81 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E678]
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                IN RECOGNITION OF GENERAL H.R. McMASTER

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2018

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of 
Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster. General McMaster has served in our 
military honorably for 34 years, and our country is better for it.
  I first met General McMaster during our time at the United States 
Military Academy. General McMaster was my squad leader for Cadet Basic 
Training, known as ``Beast Barracks.'' General McMaster, being from 
Pennsylvania, was amused by my then-Alabama accent. He gave me the 
nickname Huckleberry, which is how I am still referred to by my West 
Point classmates.
  General McMaster was an excellent leader as a senior cadet, and he 
went on to be a highly decorated soldier as a junior officer in the 
first Gulf War. As he moved up the ranks in the my, he continued to be 
an outstanding leader, commanding troops overseas in Iraq. I was 
pleased when President Trump nominated General McMaster to be National 
Security Advisor and think he did a fantastic job in that role.
  I wholeheartedly agree with those who have called General McMaster 
the ``greatest solider of his generation.'' It was an honor to serve 
under his leadership at West Point and I wish him all the best in his 
retirement. I hope it includes a lot of time spent reading and enjoying 
the comfort of his famous Hawaiian shirts.

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