[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8373-8374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             COMMEMORATING SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD WEEK

  (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, this week, South Carolina 
honors and pays tribute to the dedicated men and women of the South 
Carolina State Guard.
  The unpaid volunteers of the State Guard are always prepared for 
challenging events in the community. They respond quickly to work to 
help families recover after natural disasters. The South Carolina State 
Guard was crucial during the flooding last October. This 1,000-year 
flood devastated many neighborhoods. Members from all three brigades of 
the State Guard worked around the clock in filling sandbags and in 
assisting engineers and law enforcement.
  I was grateful to visit disaster relief centers firsthand, which was 
coordinated with the State Guard, and I was accompanied by 
Representatives Kirkman Finlay and Chip Huggins.
  Our citizens really appreciate the command staff of the South 
Carolina State Guard for leading and inspiring these members: Major 
General Thomas Mullikin, Brigadier General Richard Leonard, Brigadier 
General Leon Lott, and Command Sergeant Major Mark Freeman.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.
  Our sympathy to the people of Tel Aviv as the latest victims of 
Islamic terrorists.

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