On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
I want to welcome home Jeff Williams and the crew of Expedition 48, which landed safely last night in Kazakhstan. Jeff is a Wisconsin native and a West Point classmate of mine from the class of 1980. In fact, when he landed, he put a hat on that had our class crest and motto. He holds the U.S. record for the most cumulative days in space by a United States astronaut. He has completed five space walks, including two on this last mission. Jeff is a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Houston. He is also a noted and published photographer. He says: ``It's a very humbling experience to view the Earth''--and everything it represents--``and to begin to imagine the creative power of our God.'' I would like to end with Psalm 19:1: ``The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.'' Welcome home, Jeff. Have NASA update the photo in your biography, which is about 20 years old. ____________________
