[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING MAJOR GENERAL JEFFREY BANNISTER

  (Ms. STEFANIK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an exceptional 
patriot and military leader, Major General Jeffrey Bannister, who 
recently passed away.
  General Bannister served as the 10th Mountain Division commander and 
senior commander at Fort Drum in my district.
  I am proud to have gotten to know General Bannister and his family 
during my first term in office, when we worked closely together to 
successfully prevent devastating personnel cuts from taking place at 
Fort Drum.
  Whenever I visited Fort Drum, Major General Bannister was always a 
wonderful host. It was clear he commanded the greatest respect from the 
men and women stationed on post, and I know his greatest interest was 
their well-being.
  I remember running into Jeff with his family at the Cream Cheese 
Festival in Lowville after he returned from a recent deployment. He was 
casually wearing his baseball cap and eating at a picnic table with his 
wife, and they both gave me a warm hug.
  He was truly dedicated to our country and our community.
  The hearts of our entire Fort Drum community go out to the family of 
Major General Bannister, his wife Trese and his daughter Lindsey during 
this difficult time.

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