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On the recordMay 24, 2021
this month is Military Appreciation Month. It is a month when we let our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines know just how grateful we are for their service. Madam President, we are grateful for the service that you gave our Nation in uniform. We thank you for that. Tennessee is home to three major military installations and numerous other Guard installations. For us, Military Appreciation Month actually lasts all year long. I would like to start off by welcoming the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Squadron, 17th Calvary Regiment back stateside following a 9-month rotational deployment to Korea. We are so happy to have them back home. In more exciting news out of Fort Campbell, this Thursday, SGM Veronica Knapp will become the first woman to serve as a command sergeant major of a U.S. Army division. She will assume responsibility as the senior enlisted adviser of the 101st Airborne Division. On behalf of the entire Tennessee delegation, I offer my congratulations and wish her success in all that is yet to come. The servicemembers stationed at Fort Campbell have really had a very busy past year. Starting last March, we began deploying soldiers to help with COVID-19 response operations across the Northeast, including members from the 501st Medical Company, the 531st Hospital Center, and the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade. Boston and New York City were among the most severely affected areas in the country.…
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee
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May 24, 2021

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