Be here today to introduce a man i had not met until today and yet i already admired. Senator tom cotton was a tostudent at Harvard Law School on september 11, 2001, one of the most tragic infamous days on the history of our nation. On that day tom cotton made the decision that he was going to serve the United States in uniform on the front lines. After law school he joined the 101st Airborne Division of the u. S. Army. When he volunteered for service the recruiter was taken by surprise. Tom cotton the harvard law undergraduate did not wish to be a jagged lawyer, he wanted to do an infantry man. While serving he earned the bronze star combat infantry man badge and the ranger tab. He served in iraq and subsequently in afghanistan. After serving in iraq before serving in afghanistan he was assigned to the armys third infantry regiment. Known as the old guard. The old guard is the United States oldest activeduty regiment dating back to 1784. Today the old guard is a ceremonial unit perfor