Charles Skelton: “I thank the Members who have stayed to this late hour to express the birthday wishes to the United States Army, and a…”

“I thank the Members who have stayed to this late hour to express the birthday wishes to the United States Army, and a special thanks to our chairman, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence), for introducing this resolution. There are two types of soldiers and have been through the years. First is the citizen soldier, who historically has served so well and then gone home after a conflict or after the service and performed duties in the civic arena. The second kind of soldier is the one who has made a career of leadership within the United States Army. I come from Lafayette County, Missouri, which is the western part of the State, and in my home county there are two shining examples of each of these types of soldiers. Harry Earl Gladish was in the First World War, a member of the National Guard, Battery C of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division. He was gassed in combat, recovered and came home and elected mayor of Higginsville, a State representative from our county, and served many, many years as a magistrate judge of Lafayette County. The epitome of the citizen soldier.”