[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24304]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     ENGINEERED FABRICS CORPORATION

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a company 
located in the 11th district of Georgia which I represent.
  Mr. Speaker, we all know the dangers our men and women of the Armed 
Forces are facing during the operations of Enduring Freedom. During 
combat operations several of our Apache helicopters took enemy fire and 
were damaged to the point they could no longer operate in the combat 
theatre. As one can imagine, it was imperative these helicopters were 
repaired and returned to the theatre of operations as soon as possible.
  On April 2, 2003, the men and women of Engineered Fabrics Corporation 
in Rockmart, Georgia, got the call to assist our Nation's warfighters. 
Within 24 hours 28 new Apache fuel tanks were on their way to the 
combat theatre.
  In recognition of this excellent, incredible effort, Engineered 
Fabrics received the Commander's Medallion for Outstanding Warfight 
Support from the Defense Contract Management Agency.
  Specifically, I would like to thank and congratulate Mr. Carl 
Simmons, Contracts Manager, and Sheila Smith, Shipping and Receiving 
Manager, both with Engineered Fabrics. These two individuals were 
instrumental in ensuring that contract and shipment requirements were 
completed on or ahead of schedule.
  Mr. Speaker, Engineered Fabrics is an outstanding company in my 11th 
District of Georgia and a great example of the American spirit and will 
to succeed.

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