[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING MAJOR GENERAL VINCENT BROOKS ON PROMOTION TO THREE-STAR 
                                GENERAL

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, I have the honor and privilege of 
representing Fort Riley, home of the 1st Infantry Division, or the Big 
Red One, which has been under the command of Major General Vincent 
Brooks since April of 2009, a term that included a yearlong deployment 
to Iraq.
  General Brooks is being promoted to a three-star general and will be 
moving on from Fort Riley. In his short time in Kansas, he has been a 
tremendous asset to Fort Riley, a devoted member of our community, and 
a wonderful adviser to me personally, and we are sad to see him go.
  While I could not be in the district to attend the change of command 
ceremony, I wanted to take a moment and thank General Brooks for his 
dedication and service to our country, congratulate him on his 
promotion, and let him know that he will be truly missed at Fort Riley, 
Kansas.

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