[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SALUTE TO THE GREY BERETS

  (Mr. ISAKSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to all of our 
men and women in harm's way in Iraq and our Operation Iraqi Freedom, 
but in particular to focus on the Grey Berets Special Operation Forces 
Weathermen.
  Although the war had not commenced as of this date a year ago, 
already for weeks on the ground many brave soldiers from these forces 
had infiltrated Iraq, had set up meteorological operations and were 
communicating to our pilots, to our Air Force, to our Navy, our Marines 
and Army the critical weather information necessary for a safe, a 
death-free, as much as possible, and a successful invasion of Iraq and 
the liberation of the Iraqi people.
  Tonight, the Weather Channel Network will feature a 1-hour special on 
these brave men and women who went into harm's way before battle began, 
who hid, who worked, who got the data, and made sure our pilots, our 
Navy, our Marines, and Air Force had the information they needed.
  I commend these brave Grey Berets. I commend the Weather Channel 
Network for paying special tribute to them on this day.

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