[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE 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 was the 241st 
birthday of the United States Army, a celebration for the strongest 
fighting force in the world. There are now more countries liberated and 
thriving in peace and democracy than in the history of the world 
because of the American military.
  It is an honor to represent Fort Jackson in the Midlands of South 
Carolina, the largest initial entry training facility of the Army. I 
was grateful to meet the incoming commanding general of Fort Jackson, 
Brigadier General Pete Johnson. I appreciate departing Brigadier 
General Roger Cloutier, who served in the tradition of Major General 
Bradley Becker.
  This is also a special day for my family, as the son of a World War 
II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, as a grateful 31-year veteran of 
the Army Reserves and the South Carolina Army National Guard. I 
especially appreciate the Guard service of my sons, Alan in Iraq, 
Julian in Egypt, and Hunter in Afghanistan. My fourth son, Addison, 
served as a Navy doctor with the Army Rangers in Iraq.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.
  Happy 241st birthday, U.S. Army.

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