[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11061]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       FIGHTING THE WAR ON TERROR

  (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, during this past week, I 
saw firsthand our courageous service members in action successfully 
fighting the global war on terror in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, the 
Persian Gulf, Qatar, and Germany.
  Led by Committee on House Administration chairman, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Ney), our delegation met with American military and coalition 
government officials. In every instance, my effort as a Congressman, 
Guard member, and parent of three service members, which was meant to 
encourage others, actually encouraged me.
  I was particularly impressed by the courage of those wounded in the 
war on terror that we met at Landstuhl, Germany. I was so touched by a 
female soldier who had just undergone extreme surgery. We immediately 
bonded as fellow National Guard members, and later I found out she was 
a star of the Notre Dame's women's basketball team. She lives Army 
values.
  The war on terror is not just Afghanistan and Iraq. President Bush 
has been courageous in protecting American families by taking the war 
to the terrorists overseas and not waiting for a new September 11 on 
the streets of our communities. I know firsthand the new greatest 
generation of American servicemembers has the fortitude to win the war 
on terror.
  In conclusion, May God bless our troops; and we will never forget 
September 11.

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