[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            70TH ANNUAL TUSKEGEE-MOREHOUSE FOOTBALL CLASSIC

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 2005

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, this Saturday, October 8, 2005, 
the Golden and Maroon Tigers will face each other on the field at 
McClung Stadium in Columbus, Georgia for the 70th Annual Tuskegee-
Morehouse Football Classic.
  The historic clash of these two titans of college football, is more 
than just a ball game between two rivals, the event itself, themed a 
``salute to our military troops'' is an opportunity for us to pause and 
celebrate the tremendous role that we as African Americans and as 
former, current and future leaders of men and women play in the success 
of our great nation.
  As many of you know, African-Americans have a proud and rich 
tradition of service to our nation. From Crispus Attucks, born a slave, 
who was the first casualty of the Revolutionary War to the oldest 
Buffalo Soldier and Calveryman, Sergeant Mark Matthews, who fought 
under General Pershing in the Spanish American War and recently died at 
age 111; from the Black Union Soldiers who volunteered and fought in 
America's Civil War, to July 19, 1941, when during World War II, a 
program began in Alabama to train black Americans as military pilots, a 
squadron of fighter pilots that we now know as the Tuskegee Airmen.
  We honor and recognize those African-American servicemen and women 
who have served in the Korean War, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm, 
as well as the brave soldiers, sailors and marines who continue to 
serve in our Nation's global war on terror. Officers and soldiers 
trained by institutions such as Morehouse College and Tuskegee 
University have and continue to fight for freedom. We pay tribute to 
them today, as we honor the courageous men and women, here at Fort 
Benning and around the world who dedicate their lives for their 
country.
  Therefore, I invite my colleagues in the U.S. House of 
Representatives, as well as those present at this year's 70th Annual 
Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic to join me in saluting our military 
troops. We pause in celebration and in recognition of their service and 
sacrifice on our behalf.

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