[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17673]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        COMMENDING USO FORT DRUM

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                         HON. WILLIAM L. OWENS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2010

  Mr. OWENS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the continuing 
relationship between our men and women serving in our Armed Forces and 
the communities that support them in their mission. In northern New 
York, the soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division and their families 
have been a part of our community for nearly three decades. Throughout 
the Division's time in the North Country, residents in the surrounding 
area have gone out of their way to make the Fort Drum community a 
productive environment for the U.S. Army to grow and train, and a 
welcoming place for soldiers to live, serve and retire with their 
families.
  The United Service Organization, or USO, has played a leading role in 
that effort. From providing high quality morale, welfare and recreation 
activities for our troops in the field to making sure they are 
adequately recognized for their service when they return, the USO is 
doing incredible work to support the men and women whose work preserves 
our way of life.
  I rise today to commend the USO Fort Drum for their ongoing efforts 
to support our troops, and ask that my colleagues would join me in 
commending their work to improve the lives of our military and their 
families.

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