Massachusetts. I'm the youngest of seven kids. So I have six older brothers and sisters and of course brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews and most of them are all up in the New England kind of area still. So, it was nice that Matt referenced the New England district. It kind of made my heart skip a beat there a little bit. CHAIR WELLSLAGER: We have a lot of influence, but not that much. COL. FLEMING: Right. However, I am very happy to be in the New Orleans District and be the New Orleans District commander. It is a great challenge. I think most of you know a little bit about the Corps but we are an organization that's about 34,000 folks around the world. We are commanded by a three star general, a guy named Lieutenant General Tom Bostick. The majority of the Corp of Engineers are civilians, Department of the Army civilians.
Massachusetts. I'm the youngest of seven kids. So I have six older brothers and sisters and of course brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews and most of them are all up in the New England kind of area still. So, it was nice that Matt referenced the New England district. It kind of made my heart skip a beat there a little bit. CHAIR WELLSLAGER: We have a lot of influence, but not that much. COL. FLEMING: Right. However, I am very happy to be in the New Orleans District and be the New Orleans District commander. It is a great challenge. I think most of you know a little bit about the Corps but we are an organization that's about 34,000 folks around the world. We are commanded by a three star general, a guy named Lieutenant General Tom Bostick. The majority of the Corp of Engineers are civilians, Department of the Army civilians.
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