[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13851]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 38TH INFANTRY DIVISION

  Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. President, today, I wish to recognize the 100th 
anniversary of the 38th Infantry Division, ID, and honor the soldiers 
of the 38th ID for their service to our Nation.
  The division was first activated in August of 1917 as a National 
Guard division composed of units from Indiana, Kentucky, and West 
Virginia. The division was originally conducting initial training at 
Camp Shelby, MS, when a tornado touched down, prompting MG Robert L. 
Howze to give the 38th ID the nickname the ``Cyclone Division.'' The 
Cyclone Division would later deploy to Europe during World War I and 
lost 301 soldiers.
  The division returned to service in January 1941 in response to the 
attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of World War II. The 38th Infantry 
Division took part in the New Guinea, Southern Philippines, and Luzon 
campaigns where they would earn their second nickname, ``the Avengers 
of Bataan,'' bestowed on them by GEN Douglas MacArthur.
  The Cyclone Division also served in the Vietnam war where the Company 
D Rangers, 151st Infantry of the 38th ID were among a few National 
Guard units to serve and became one of the country's most highly 
decorated units.
  Since September 11, 2001, the 38th ID has sent soldiers to serve in a 
wide range of missions, including Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia, 
Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and 
Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
  The 38th ID also answered a different kind of call when it assumed 
command of all National Guard elements deployed in Mississippi in 
response to Hurricane Katrina. The 38th Infantry Division continues to 
deploy soldiers worldwide in support of our national defense.
  I am proud to honor 38th Infantry Division soldiers past and present 
on this special anniversary. Thank you to the men and women of the 
Cyclone Division for their steadfast defense of our Nation and their 
service to their home States, including Indiana. I wish the 38th 
Infantry Division another 100 years of setting an exemplary standard 
for our total force.

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