June 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 102 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H4704-H4705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING U.S. ARMY RANGERS

  (Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, United States Ranger history 
predates the Revolutionary War. However, June 19 marks the 77th 
anniversary of Major William Darby formally organizing and activating 
the 1st Ranger Battalion.
  I rise today to honor the exceptional Americans who have volunteered 
as Army Rangers, fully knowing the hazards of their chosen profession. 
One of the greatest and most humbling honors of my life has been 
serving our Nation in uniform, and particularly, serving in the Army 
Ranger regiment.
  The Army Ranger legacy is as old as the Republic, going back to 
Francis Marion, to Daniel Boone, to great Americans like Command 
Sergeant Major Douglas Greenway, and on to current Active Duty members.
  It wasn't until after the Civil War--more than half a century without 
military Ranger units--that the U.S. Army Rangers were officially born. 
Seventy-five years ago, fighting on the bitter and bloody beaches of 
Normandy, Rangers gained their motto: ``Rangers lead the way.''
  Since Pointe du Hoc, Rangers have led the way, from the Japanese POW 
camps, to theaters of war, including: Korea, Vietnam, Panama, Operation 
Desert Storm, Somalia, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, and the great war on terror.
  Today, I honor the elite soldiers serving our country as U.S. Army 
Rangers.

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