I believe this issue is absolutely central to the future of our Armed Forces.

the quality of the force out there today is second to none. It is well-prepared, well-trained, and the men and women that are being called on to defend freedom are in my opinion the best-trained, best-service organization that the world has ever seen.

Let me just make a general comment about all the nominees that we have today.

I would like to honor an exceptional citizen from Macon, Georgia's 8th Congressional District, Larry Justice of Macon, Georgia, on his retirement from the Bibb County Board of Commissioners.

I hope that in honor of Mr. Pinkston and his many accomplishments in Georgia, local, State, and Federal legislators working on this project will name a portion of the Fall Line Freeway the Frank Pinkston Freeway.

I want to congratulate the Charlton County High School football team in Folkston, Georgia, for recently capturing the Class A State Championship title.

Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia for recently winning the National Junior College Athletic Association's men's tennis title.