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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 177
Recognizing and commending the members of the United States Armed
Forces and their leaders, and the allies of the United States and their
armed forces, who participated in Operation Enduring Freedom in
Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and recognizing the
continuing dedication of military families and employers and defense
civilians and contractors and the countless communities and patriotic
organizations that lent their support to the Armed Forces during those
operations.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 13, 2003
Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Bradley of New
Hampshire, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Weldon
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Gingrey,
Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Schrock, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of
Virginia, Mr. Akin, Mr. Kline, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Gibbons,
Mr. Saxton, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr.
McHugh) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the
Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending the members of the United States Armed
Forces and their leaders, and the allies of the United States and their
armed forces, who participated in Operation Enduring Freedom in
Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and recognizing the
continuing dedication of military families and employers and defense
civilians and contractors and the countless communities and patriotic
organizations that lent their support to the Armed Forces during those
operations.
Whereas the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, which
killed thousands of people from the United States and other countries in
New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, inaugurated the Global War on
Terrorism;
Whereas the intelligence community quickly identified Al Qaeda as a terrorist
organization with global reach and the President determined that United
States national security required the elimination of the Al Qaeda
terrorist organization;
Whereas the Taliban regime of Afghanistan had long harbored Al Qaeda, providing
members of that organization a safe haven from which to attack the
United States and its friends and allies, and that regime's refusal to
discontinue its support for international terrorism and surrender Al
Qaeda's leaders to the United States made it a threat to international
peace and security;
Whereas Saddam Hussein and his regime's longstanding sponsorship of
international terrorism, active pursuit of weapons of mass destruction,
use of such weapons against Iraq's own citizens and neighboring
countries, aggression against Iraq's neighbors, and brutal repression of
Iraq's population made Saddam Hussein and his regime a threat to
international peace and security;
Whereas the United States pursued sustained diplomatic, political, and economic
efforts to remove those threats peacefully;
Whereas on October 7, 2001, the Armed Forces of the United States and its
coalition allies launched military operations in Afghanistan, designated
as Operation Enduring Freedom, that quickly caused the collapse of the
Taliban regime, the elimination of Afghanistan's terrorist
infrastructure, and the capture of significant and numerous members of
Al Qaeda;
Whereas on March 19, 2003, the Armed Forces of the United States and its
coalition allies launched military operations, designated as Operation
Iraqi Freedom, that quickly caused the collapse of Saddam Hussein's
regime, the elimination of Iraq's terrorist infrastructure, the end of
Iraq's illicit and illegal programs to acquire weapons of mass
destruction, and the capture of significant international terrorists;
Whereas in those two campaigns in the Global War on Terrorism, nearly 330,000
members of the United States Armed Forces, comprised of active, reserve,
and National Guard members and units, deployed for Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas some 224,500 Reserve and National Guard members of the Armed Forces were
called to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas in the conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi
Freedom, 67 military servicemembers and other United States personnel
gave their lives in Afghanistan and 140 were lost in Iraq, while over
700 were wounded and 7 were held as prisoners of war;
Whereas success in those two campaigns in the Global War on Terrorism would not
have been possible without the dedication, courage, and service of the
members of the United States Armed Forces and the military and irregular
forces of the friends and allies of the United States;
Whereas the support, love, and commitment from the families of United States
service personnel participating in those two operations, as well as the
communities and patriotic organizations whose support, through the
United Services Organization (USO), Operation Dear Abby, and Operation
UpLink, helped to sustain those service personnel and enabled them to
eliminate significant threats to United States national security while
liberating oppressed peoples from dictatorial regimes;
Whereas the civilian employees of the Department of Defense, through their hard
work and dedication, enabled United States military forces to quickly
and effectively achieve the United States military missions in
Afghanistan and Iraq;
Whereas the commitment of companies making their employees available for
military service, the creativity and initiative of contractors equipping
the Nation's Armed Forces with the best and most modern equipment, and
the ingenuity of service companies assisting with the global overseas
deployment of the Armed Forces demonstrates that the entrepreneurial
spirit of the United States is an extraordinarily valuable defense
asset; and
Whereas the Nation should pause to recognize with appropriate tributes and days
of remembrance the sacrifice of those members of the Armed Forces who
died or were wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi
Freedom, as well as all who served in or supported either of those
operations: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) commends President Bush, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld,
and United States Central Command commander General Franks,
United States Army, for their planning and execution of
enormously successful military campaigns in Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom;
(2) expresses its highest commendation and most sincere
appreciation to the members of the United States Armed Forces
who participated in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation
Iraqi Freedom, including the members of the organizational
elements specified in section 2 of this resolution;
(3) commends the Department of Defense civilian employees,
the civilian contractors, and the defense contractor personnel
whose skills made possible the equipping of the greatest Armed
Force in the annals of modern military endeavor;
(4) conveys its deepest sympathy and condolences to the
families and friends of the members of United States and
coalition forces who have been injured, wounded, or killed
during those operations;
(5) calls upon communities across the Nation--
(A) to prepare appropriate homecoming ceremonies to
honor and welcome home the members of the Armed Forces
participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Iraqi Freedom and to recognize their
contributions to United States homeland security and to
the Global War on Terrorism; and
(B) to prepare appropriate ceremonies to
commemorate with tributes and days of remembrance the
service and sacrifice of those servicemembers killed or
wounded during either of those Operations;
(6) expresses the deep gratitude of the Nation to the 21
steadfast allies in Operation Enduring Freedom and to the 49
coalition members in Operation Iraqi Freedom, especially the
United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland, whose forces, support,
and contributions were invaluable and unforgettable; and
(7) recommits the United States to ensuring the safety of
the United States homeland, to preventing weapons of mass
destruction from reaching the hands of terrorists, and to
helping the people of Iraq and Afghanistan build free and
vibrant democratic societies.
Sec. 2. (a) Operation Iraqi Freedom.--The organizational elements
of the Armed Forces referred to in paragraph (2) of the first section
of this resolution which participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom are
the following:
(1) From the Army--
(A) Army Forces Central Command--3rd United States
Army.
(B) V Corps Command Element.
(C) 3rd Infantry Division.
(D) 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
(E) 82nd Airborne Division (-).
(F) 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized).
(G) Elements of the 1st Infantry Division, 10th
Mountain Division, and 1st Armored Division.
(H) 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
(I) 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
(J) 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep).
(K) 11th Aviation Group.
(2) From the Marine Corps--
(A) Marine Forces Central Command.
(B) 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
(C) 1st Marine Division.
(D) 3rd Marine Air Wing.
(E) 1st Force Service Support Group.
(F) 2nd Force Service Support Group/Marine
Logistics Command.
(G) 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Task Force
Tarawa).
(H) 15th, 24th, and 26th Marine Expeditionary
Units.
(3) From the Navy--
(A) Naval Forces Central Command--United States 5th
Fleet.
(B) Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Force.
(C) Nimitz Carrier Strike Force.
(D) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Force.
(E) Constellation Carrier Strike Force.
(F) Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Force.
(G) Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Force.
(H) Amphibious Task Force East.
(I) Amphibious Task Force West.
(J) Nassau Amphibious Ready Group.
(K) Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group.
(L) Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group.
(M) Amphibious Group 3.
(N) Maritime Prepositioning Squadrons 1, 2, and 4.
(4) From the Air Force--
(A) Air Forces Central Command--9th Air Force.
(B) 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force.
(C) 39th Air and Space Expeditionary Wing.
(D) 332d Air Expeditionary Group.
(E) 386th Air Expeditionary Group.
(F) 409th Air Expeditionary Group.
(G) 401st Air Expeditionary Wing.
(H) 457th Air Expeditionary Group.
(5) From the United States Special Operations Command--
(A) Special Operations Command Central.
(B) 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
(C) 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne).
(D) 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
(E) 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(F) 75th Ranger Regiment.
(G) 352nd Civil Affairs Command.
(H) 350th Civil Affairs Command.
(I) 308th Civil Affairs Brigade.
(J) 358th Civil Affairs Brigade.
(K) 304th Civil Affairs Brigade.
(L) Naval Special Warfare Group One.
(M) Naval Special Warfare Group Three.
(N) 16th Special Operations Wing.
(O) 919th Special Operations Wing.
(P) 193rd Special Operations Wing.
(Q) 720th Special Operations Group.
(R) 352nd Special Operations Group.
(S) 123rd Special Tactics Squadron.
(T) 280th Command Control Squadron.
(b) Operation Enduring Freedom.--The organizational elements of the
Armed Forces referred to in paragraph (2) of the first section of this
resolution which participated in Operation Enduring Freedom are the
following:
(1) From the Army--
(A) Army Forces Central Command.
(B) Combined Joint Task Force 180.
(C) 10th Mountain Division.
(D) 101st Airborne Division (-).
(E) 82d Airborne Division (-).
(2) From the Marine Corps--
(A) Marine Forces Central Command.
(B) Commander Joint Task Force--Horn of Africa.
(C) Combined Joint Task Force 58.
(D) 11th, 13th, 15th, 22nd, and 26th Marine
Expeditionary Units.
(E) Detachments, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
(3) From the Navy--
(A) Navy Forces Central Command--U.S. 5th Fleet.
(B) Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Force.
(C) Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Force.
(D) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Force.
(E) Enterprise Carrier Strike Force.
(F) Vinson Carrier Strike Force.
(G) Stennis Carrier Strike Force.
(H) Kennedy Carrier Strike Force.
(I) George Washington Carrier Strike Force.
(J) Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group.
(K) Bataan Amphibious Ready Group.
(L) Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group.
(M) Wasp Amphibious Ready Group.
(4) From the Air Force--
(A) Air Forces Central Command--9th Air Force.
(B) 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing.
(C) 366th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(D) 379th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(E) 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(F) 405th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(G) 376th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(H) 40th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(I) 28th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(5) From the United States Special Operations Command--
(A) Special Operations Command Central.
(B) 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
(C) 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne).
(D) 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
(E) 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
(F) 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
(Airborne).
(G) 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(H) 75th Ranger Regiment.
(I) 350th Civil Affairs Command.
(J) 403rd Civil Affairs Brigade.
(K) 360th Civil Affairs Brigade.
(L) 354th Civil Affairs Brigade.
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