[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11802]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD 147TH FIGHTER WING DINING-OUT

  (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank the men and 
women of the 147th Fighter Wing of the Texas Air National Guard, the 
Ace-in-the-Hole Texans, for inviting me to speak at their annual Dining 
Out recently in Houston.
  The 147th Fighter Wing is based at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. 
Every day the 147th continues to guard the skies over Houston and our 
Nation and protect the millions of residents in southeast Texas from 
drug traffickers, terrorists, and other airborne threats. They are on 
call 24/7 and keep guard over the fourth largest city in the United 
States and the vital energy infrastructure that powers our Nation.
  They also perform an essential readiness mission by training many of 
our Nation's pilots as they prepare to protect our national interest 
overseas.
  Houston is fortunate to have such a committed and patriotic group of 
men and women living and working in our community.
  In addition to giving me the chance to meet many of the individuals 
of the 147th Fighter Wing, it was also an honor to meet and be joined 
at the dinner by Lieutenant General Wayne D. Marty, the Adjutant 
General for the State of Texas at the dinner.
  I would like to thank the 147th and their wing commander, Colonel 
McNeely, for their hospitality. I was impressed with the fun these men 
and women can have as a team.
  They gave me this T-shirt to wear that shows the F-16 that these 
Texans in the 147th fly when protecting their community and our Nation. 
The Ace-In-the-Hole 147th Texans.

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