Today, I had the opportunity to meet the brave men and women of the 744^th Engineer Company of the Army Reserve. The company is based out of Ogden, Utah, and was mobilized in October 2010 for deployment to Afghanistan in November of that year. While there, the 744^th supported the 301^st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade by helping to sustain Brigade Combat Teams with maneuver support and area support operations and by carrying out engineer missions, consequence management and stability operations in support of full spectrum operations, all while protecting the force. While deployed, one of the unit’s soldiers was killed in action, and one soldier was lost to suicide. I was honored to meet these exemplary Americans and cannot thank them enough for their service.