HR 103 (LSB 5392HH (7) 86)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 103

BY  MEYER, PAULSEN, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, OLSON, WINDSCHITL, VANDER LINDEN, KELLEY, BEST, SALMON, PETTENGILL, KOOIKER, BROWN-POWERS, MOMMSEN, ABDUL-SAMAD, BENNETT, ISENHART, DOLECHECK, KEARNS, FINKENAUER, HEARTSILL, LENSING, NUNN, RIZER, BYRNES, JORGENSEN, HUSEMAN, SANDS, STAED, GASSMAN, MASCHER, CARLSON, SIECK, HOLT, T. TAYLOR, SMITH, PRICHARD, LYKAM, JACOBY, DAWSON, RUFF, HALL, KAUFMANN, HEDDENS, WOLFE, GUSTAFSON, MAXWELL, JONES, KOESTER, FISHER, BACON, UPMEYER, HIGHFILL, WATTS, BAUDLER, SEXTON, R. TAYLOR, L. MILLER, FORRISTALL, HEATON, HAGENOW, BAXTER, STANERSON, KLEIN, B. MOORE, PAUSTIAN, WILLS, SHEETS, BRANHAGEN, WORTHAN, DEYOE, GRASSLEY, COWNIE, LANDON, and HOLZ

A Resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

   WHEREAS, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm occurred from August 2, 1990, to April 6, 1991, in the Middle East; and
   WHEREAS, Iowa-based National Guard and Reserve units, and selected personnel, were deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; and
   WHEREAS, active duty military personnel from Iowa, stationed all over the world, served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in all branches of the United States Armed Forces; and
   WHEREAS, six military veterans and one civilian contractor from Iowa gave their lives during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; and
   WHEREAS, on December 19, 2014, the National Desert Storm War Memorial Association received congressional and executive approval to build a National Desert Storm War Memorial in Washington, D.C., to honor the veterans from Iowa and the nation who were killed in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; and
   WHEREAS, February 28, 2016, marks the 25th anniversary of the date a cease-fire was declared concerning Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; and
   WHEREAS, April 6, 2016, marks the 25th anniversary of the date Iraq officially accepted cease-fire terms to conclude Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives recognizes and shows support for the future National Desert Storm War Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorates the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and urges the citizens of this State to honor those Iowa veterans who served their country during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.