[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   102 YEARS OF HONOR AT FORT JACKSON

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last week was the 102nd 
anniversary and Victory Week at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.
  Under the leadership of Brigadier General Milford Beagle, Jr., and 
Command Sergeant Major Jeremiah Gan, Fort Jackson is the bedrock for 
building readiness for all components of the Army.
  This week, the Greater Columbia Region is being honored as a Great 
American Defense Communities Award recipient. The Columbia Chamber of 
Commerce, led by President Carl Blackstone and Chairman David Lockwood, 
provided the nomination, citing Fort Jackson, the South Carolina 
National Guard, and McEntire Joint Air Base.
  Fort Jackson is the Nation's largest basic training base, conducting 
over half of the Army's basic combat training, with over 60,000 
soldiers per year and with about 10,000 soldiers in basic combat 
training at any given time. Fort Jackson also trains more than 60 
percent of all women entering the Army each year.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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