House Resolution 140

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2        BY  SCHICKEL, UPMEYER, RAYHONS, and KUHN
  1  3 A Resolution to recognize and honor the soldiers of the
  1  4    1133rd Transportation Company of the Iowa National
  1  5    Guard and their families.
  1  6    WHEREAS, Iowa's citizen=soldiers have faithfully
  1  7 served, sacrificed for, and protected the United
  1  8 States for over 150 years; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, that spirit and sacrifice have now been
  1 10 embodied by the service provided by the soldiers of
  1 11 the 1133rd Transportation Company of the Iowa National
  1 12 Guard, which has just completed one year of arduous
  1 13 and dangerous service in Iraq; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, that burden of service has been shared by
  1 15 the families of those soldiers and the communities of
  1 16 northern Iowa where those soldiers live and work; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, that spirit, sacrifice, and service
  1 18 reflects great credit upon all the people of the State
  1 19 of Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 20    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 21 That the House of Representatives recognizes and
  1 22 honors the soldiers of the 1133rd Transportation
  1 23 Company of the Iowa National Guard for their
  1 24 dedication and outstanding performance of duty; and
  1 25    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
  1 26 Representatives expresses its appreciation to the
  1 27 families of those soldiers for the sacrifices they
  1 28 have made and the support they have provided in the
  1 29 name of freedom; and
  1 30    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That on behalf of all the
  2  1 people of Iowa, the House of Representatives welcomes
  2  2 the soldiers of the 1133rd Transportation Company back
  2  3 to their families, friends, and communities.
  2  4 LSB 5517HH 80
  2  5 jr/gg/14.1