[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4551]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  RECOGNITION OF FT. BRAGG, SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, AND CAMP 
                       LeJEUNE MARINE CORPS BASE

 Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
outstanding achievement of three of North Carolina's military bases.
  On Friday, Secretary Rumsfield announced the winners of the 2001 
Commander in Chief's Awards for Installation Excellence. Of the five 
awards, three went to bases in North Carolina.
  Ft. Bragg, located in Fayetteville, NC, was named the top Army post. 
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, located in Goldsboro, NC, earned the 
honor of best Air Force post and Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, NC, was 
chosen best Marine Corps base.
  The Commander in Chief's Awards are highly competitive and a distinct 
honor for each of our outstanding North Carolina bases. The men and 
women who live and work at North Carolina's military installations put 
their country's interest ahead of their own each and everyday. These 
bases have also worked hard to forge strong relationships with their 
communities. I have visited each of these bases and the surrounding 
communities and I know these bases are excellent neighbors.
  I congratulate the men and women of Ft. Bragg, Seymour Johnson, and 
Camp LeJeune on their excellent achievement. We in North Carolina are 
fortunate to have such a strong relationship with these bases and we 
are so proud these men and women call North Carolina home.

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