[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING MILITARY CHAPLAINS

  (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, I am grateful to 
congratulate the Army Chaplain Corps on their 240th birthday.
  Since their founding this day on July 29, 1775, by the Continental 
Congress, at the request of General George Washington, military 
chaplains have served with courage, honor, and selflessness.
  I am grateful that Fort Jackson, located in the Midlands of South 
Carolina, serves as a training facility for this distinct group of 
individuals who do so much to fulfill the religious needs of our men 
and women in uniform.
  It is home to the Chaplain Regimental Museum Association. This museum 
highlights those who have a shared desire to minister to soldiers and 
their families. I appreciate the president of the association, Chaplain 
Brigadier General Don Rutherford, and the board of directors for their 
dedicated service to our men and women in uniform.
  I know firsthand of chaplains' extraordinary service to my and my 
son's National Guard duty. I appreciate Army Colonel Steve Shugart, who 
was my son Alan's roommate in Iraq. I am grateful to work with Air 
National Guard Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Brian Bohlman, for his 
military family nonprofit foundation, Operation Thank You.
  Congratulations to the Army Chaplain Corps on their 240th birthday. 
Chaplains make a difference helping servicemembers and military 
families have a more fulfilling life.

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