[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14960]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        SALUTE TO NEW MILITARY SERVICE STUDENTS OF PENNSYLVANIA

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate the Declaration of 
Independence on the 4th of July this weekend, I rise to talk about the 
students who will ensure that the United States remains a beacon of 
freedom throughout the world.
  This year I had the pleasure of nominating 25 young men and women 
from the 16th Congressional District of Pennsylvania to the United 
States military services academies. A number of those students were 
appointed to the academies.
  This week, those young men and women will start a journey; four years 
of study at premier institutions of higher learning, followed by active 
duty in the United States Armed Forces. Throughout their 4 years, they 
will not only study academics but prepare themselves militarily and 
physically for service to the Nation as military officers. They are 
living proof that patriotism is alive at the turn of the millennium, 
and they are tomorrow's leaders. Therefore, I would like to join their 
parents and friends in saluting these outstanding students.

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