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WASHINGTON, DC - Two area congressmen whose districts cover Fort Hood have returned from a trip to Kuwait and Iraq as part of a week long series of meetings with American servicemen and women along with U.S. officials and government leaders in the two countries.
Congressman Roger Williams and Congressman John Carter said the meetings were focused on gaining a better understanding of U.S. military operations in the Middle East and to learn how Congress can support the military and diplomatic efforts in the region.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Roger Williams (TX-25) and John Carter (TX-31) who both represent Fort Hood - one of the largest military installations in the world - returned last night from a weeklong Congressional Delegation (CODEL) consisting of meetings with American servicemen and women, U.S. officials, and government leaders in Iraq and Kuwait.
These meetings were focused on better understanding U.S. military operations in the Middle East and how Congress can support our military and diplomatic efforts in the region.
Dear Texans,
It's hard to believe the that just 10 months ago, an armed gunman opened fire at our congressional baseball practice one morning. Despite that horrific event, it was comforting to be back on Simpson Field with my teammates for the first time this season. As coach, I knew we had to go back there and show the world that we are strong, and that we will not be succumb to fear. We've got a lot of work to do before the game, but I'm confident that we'll pull out a win this year.
OAKALLA — The National Mounted Warfare Foundation hosted its fourth annual Homecoming for Heroes event to benefit the National Mounted Warrior Museum project on Saturday at the SC River Ranch in Oakalla.
"(The museum) is going to honor the soldiers, their families, local civilians and the veterans and everyone who has had a role in the buildup of Fort Hood," said retired Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk, the president and CEO of the Mounted Warfare Foundation.
Funk said the museum would serve as a destination activity for Central Texas.
The Mounted Warfare Foundation hosted the Homecoming for Heroes IV gala at the SC River Ranch in Oakalla Saturday evening, with several hundred in attendance.
ALEXANDRIA Va. — A year ago, a gunman shattered the tranquility of a spring baseball practice in this leafy Washington suburb, sending members of Congress diving into dugouts and leaving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise grasping for life on a blood-soaked infield.
On Wednesday, Republicans returned to the scene of the carnage to pay homage to the police officers who saved lives that day and — in a spirit of resilience — to once again play ball.
"I thought it was important to show the world we're not going to be deterred," said Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.).
Republican congressional baseball coach Roger Williams hit infield practice Wednesday morning as Rodney Davis played catcher and Williams staffer Zack Barth backed them up around a flooded batter's box.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — On a drizzly, gray morning after a trying year, the Republican congressional baseball team kicked off its season Wednesday.
Last June, a lone gunman opened fire on the unsuspecting lawmakers at practice, one day before their annual charity game against Democrats, wounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and several others before being shot by police.
They were back on the field Wednesday.
Less than a year after being shot at during their last baseball practice, the Republican Congressional Baseball team got back to work.
Wednesday was the first time since last year's tragic shooting — when an Illinois man who belonged to anti-Republican groups fired about 200 rounds at the team, pinning them for five or 10 minutes under gunfire — that the team returned to the Eugene Simpson Field for practice.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin), who coaches the Republican Congressional Baseball Team, and sustained an injury during the shooting on June 14 2017, returned to Eugene Simpson Field this morning for the first practice of the season.