[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10687-10688]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HAPPY BIRTHDAY, U.S. ARMY

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the United 
States Army celebrated its 235th birthday. Since the Continental 
Congress first created the Continental Army to protect and secure our 
new Nation, men

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and women have continued to make the ultimate sacrifice in the name of 
freedom and independence. For three centuries, from the Revolutionary 
War to D-day and the current global war on terrorism and every day in 
between, America's soldiers have performed bravely. The American 
military has achieved the largest number of countries living today in 
freedom and democracy in the history of the world.
  I appreciate firsthand the Army as a 31-year veteran of the Army 
Reserve and Army Guard myself. Also, my father served in the Army Air 
Corps as a Flying Tiger in China and India. But more meaningful to me 
is that I have three sons today serving in the Army National Guard, 
with my oldest son an Iraq veteran of the field artillery. On this 
235th birthday, I extend my appreciation to those who have served or 
are currently serving and especially to those family and friends of 
soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of liberty.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. Happy birthday, U.S. 
Army.

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