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Tony Thurmond: “though the borders of the United States stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Rio Grande to the ``Great…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1997
though the borders of the United States stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Rio Grande to the ``Great White North,'' the defense of our Nation takes our military personnel around the globe. Point to almost any continent on the globe and you will find American soldiers serving bravely and selflessly, and transporting these men and women to the far corners of the Earth, as well as keeping them supplied with everything from bullets to vehicles, is a challenging but essential task which falls to the Army Materiel Command. Today, I rise to pay tribute to a man who made many innovations in the field of military logistics and who served the U.S. Army in times of peace and war, Gen. Frank S. Besson, Jr. General Besson passed away more than 10 years ago, but during his life and military career, he distinguished himself in any number of ways and set an excellent example for service to the Nation and devotion to the Army.
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Tony Thurmond
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Paying tribute to General Frank S. Besson, Jr. for his contributions to military logistics.

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