[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 87 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WELCOMING CHAPLAIN THOMAS E. FUSSELL, JR.

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 23, 2019

  Mr. POSEY. Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize today's guest 
chaplain, Chaplain Thomas E. Fussell, Jr., and welcome him to the 
United States House of Representatives.
  Chaplain Fussell, a major in the United States Air Force, is 
currently assigned to the 45th Space Wing, stationed at Patrick Air 
Force Base in Brevard County, Florida. The duties of the 45th Space 
Wing--including supporting the Department of Defense (DOD), the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and commercial 
manned and unmanned space programs at Patrick Air Force Base--are 
critical to the success of space programs operating out of Cape 
Canaveral.
  As Deputy Wing Chaplain to the 45th Space Wing, Chaplain Fussell 
advises commanders and first sergeants, ensures the free exercise of 
religion, and provides spiritual care, moral and ethical advice, and 
pastoral care and counseling to all military personnel and their 
families. Along with other chaplains serving in the Space Command, he 
is part of the spiritual backbone of American operations in space.
  Chaplain Fussell received his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury 
Theological Seminary in 2000. In 2004, he was ordained as an elder in 
the South Georgia Conference and, in 2005, he commissioned as a 
chaplain.
  In light of his many years of service, I am thankful that Chaplain 
Fussell could be with us today and offer a prayer in anticipation of 
Memorial Day. May the Lord bless all the brave men and women in uniform 
who have given their lives to protect our great nation, the United 
States of America.

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