[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 22971-22972]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD

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                           HON. ADRIAN SMITH

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                       Sunday, September 28, 2008

  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the men 
and women of the Nebraska National Guard, who have recently returned 
from hurricane duty on the Gulf Coast.
  Nearly 1,000 Guardsmen were called up September 2 to help the Gulf 
Coast recover from Hurricane Gustav. The deployment was the largest out 
of state domestic emergency response mission in the history of the 
Nebraska National Guard.
  They were deployed to St. Francisville, Louisiana and then to Monroe, 
Louisiana--north of Baton Rouge. There they were assigned to security 
detail, making sure businesses were safe, and homes and families were 
protected. Other members delivered much needed supplies and assisted in 
clean up efforts.

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  I'm proud of these Nebraskans, and I'm proud of the job they did. I 
also want to take a moment to thank the families of our Guardsmen and 
the employers who provided the flexibility necessary for this 
deployment.
  Finally, I want to welcome home these men and women who represent the 
best of Nebraska.

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