Austin Scott: “To my two distinguished colleagues who have taken the leadership on this time on the floor, I thank you for your…”

“To my two distinguished colleagues who have taken the leadership on this time on the floor, I thank you for your graciousness in allowing us to bring up H. Res. 944 and at the same time to recognize what is arguably an extraordinary and great moment in American history. For this man, Lieutenant General Russel Honore, the only word that comes to mind, Mr. Speaker, is that word ``great.'' There have been some great moments and great events in the last 7 years of this country that have threatened the very foundation of our country. The 9/11 of 2001 that launched the vicious attack on this country that led us into this extraordinary period of this war on terror, and then just 4 years later a great catastrophe, one of the greatest natural disasters to have ever hit the United States of America and to the gulf coast of this country: Hurricane Katrina. Great events, great occasions bring forth the need to rise up to this occasion and these great occasions great men. We are here today to honor a great American, and we ought to pause for a moment and think about this word ``great'' that we are using to describe this great American, Lieutenant General Russel Honore.”