[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO STAFF SERGEANT BRANDON GREENWAY AND COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR 
                            DOUGLAS GREENWAY

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                       HON. LYNN A. WESTMORELAND

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2007

  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to two 
Americans who achieved greatness in April 2007 at Fort Benning, 
Georgia. SSG Brandon Greenway and his father, CSM Douglas Greenway, 
became the first father-son team to compete in the U.S Army David E. 
Grange Best Ranger Competition.
  The U.S. Army David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition started in 1981 
to determine the best two-man Ranger team in the country. The strenuous 
3-day competition is designed to test the teams' physical, mental, and 
technical abilities as Rangers with less than 50 percent of the teams 
completing the competition. Every year, the event brings a great 
spotlight to Fort Benning, as the best and brightest Rangers in the 
U.S. Army display their incredible capabilities.
  This event is designed to challenge the most tactically skilled and 
athletically gifted members of the U.S. Army. This is why so many took 
note when CSM Douglas Greenway entered this year's competition with his 
23 year old son, SSG Brandon Greenway. At 47 years old, Sergeant Major 
Greenway was also the oldest Soldier ever to enter the competition. 
This father-son team met the challenges of this grueling competition 
and finished in the top half of the field.
  This competition is a great way to cap the career of CSM Douglas 
Greenway, who is retiring in May 2007 after a distinguished 28-year 
Army career. Fort Benning will miss Command Sergeant Major Greenway, 
and I commend him as well as his spouse and family for their service to 
the country. For this reason, and for becoming the first father-son 
team to compete in the U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition, I am pleased 
to honor the Greenways in the United States House of Representatives.

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