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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY LUKAN, GREINER, DE BOEF, TJEPKES, ALONS,
1 3 MADDOX, DENNIS, WATTS, KLEMME, RASMUSSEN,
1 4 CHAMBERS, HUSEMAN, SANDS, HEATON, TYMESON,
1 5 ROBERTS, GIPP, CARROLL, GRANZOW, D. HANSON,
1 6 RAECKER, ELGIN, FREEMAN, JENKINS, BAUDLER,
1 7 WILDERDYKE, RAYHONS, BOGGESS, DRAKE, PAULSEN,
1 8 HUTTER, KURTENBACH, BOAL, RANTS, MANTERNACH,
1 9 WISE, GREIMANN, STEVENS, DANDEKAR, WHITAKER,
1 10 KUHN, MURPHY, STRUYK, GASKILL, SWAIM, DAVITT,
1 11 BELL, CONNORS, FREVERT, OSTERHAUS, MYERS,
1 12 JACOBS, S. OLSON, THOMAS, LALK, HOGG,
1 13 HORBACH, and HOFFMAN
1 14 A Resolution in support of the men and women serving
1 15 in the United States Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi
1 16 Freedom.
1 17 WHEREAS, the United States of America was founded
1 18 on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democracy;
1 19 and
1 20 WHEREAS, the safety and security, as well as those
1 21 very principles upon which this nation was founded,
1 22 have been threatened and harmed by the dangerous,
1 23 oppressive, and abusive actions of Iraqi leader Saddam
1 24 Hussein and his regime; and
1 25 WHEREAS, in response to these threats, President
1 26 George W. Bush, as Commander in Chief, has mobilized
1 27 American military personnel in the Iraqi region; and
1 28 WHEREAS, the men and women of the United States
1 29 Armed Forces, including members of the Army, Air
1 30 Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marines, are providing
2 1 crucial support, skills, and expertise in their
2 2 efforts to remove Saddam Hussein from power, to free
2 3 the Iraqi people from his oppressive rule, and to
2 4 defend and protect all of the innocent victims in Iraq
2 5 from grave danger; and
2 6 WHEREAS, the Iowa House of Representatives and the
2 7 people of Iowa have the greatest pride in the men and
2 8 women of the United States Armed Forces, including
2 9 thousands of Iowans serving either on active duty or
2 10 as a part of a national guard or reserve unit that has
2 11 been activated in this time of national emergency; NOW
2 12 THEREFORE,
2 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
2 14 REPRESENTATIVES, That the Iowa House of
2 15 Representatives expresses deep gratitude to and
2 16 respect for the men and women of the Armed Forces, and
2 17 to their families, for all of their efforts and
2 18 sacrifices, and prays for their safe return to their
2 19 home and families; and
2 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of
2 21 this Resolution, duly authenticated by the Chief Clerk
2 22 of the Iowa House of Representatives, be transmitted
2 23 to the Honorable George W. Bush, President of the
2 24 United States, to each member of the Iowa
2 25 congressional delegation, and to the Governor of the
2 26 State of Iowa.
2 27 LSB 3360YH 80
2 28 rh/pj/5.1
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