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On the recordSeptember 27, 2010
Mr. President, I rise today to honor and recognize the Wyoming Army National Guard 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Cowboy Cannoneers. On October 1, 2010, the 300th soldiers will gather for their final battalion reunion. This reunion marks the 60th anniversary of their Korean war mobilization. On August 19, 1950, the citizen soldiers of 300th AFA answered the call, picked up their rifles and put on their uniforms to defend our great country. My wife Bobbi's father, Sergeant First Class Robert L. Brown was one of these brave men. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S7502, September 27, 2010, the Record reads: On August 19, 1950, the citizen soldiers of 300th AFA answered the call, picked up their rifles and put on their uniforms to defend our great country. My wife Bobbi's father, Robert L. Brown, was one of these brave men. The online Record has been corrected to read: On August 19, 1950, the citizen soldiers of 300th AFA answered the call, picked up their rifles and put on their uniforms to defend our great country. My wife Bobbi's father, Sergeant First Class Robert L. Brown, was one of these brave men. ========================= END NOTE ========================= After 21 days at sea, the 300th finally landed at Pusan, Korea on February 15, 1951. In the Spring of 1951, the Chinese People's Volunteers launched a major offensive of human wave style attacks.…
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John Barrasso
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