Senate Resolution 129

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                       BY  IVERSON
  1  3 A Resolution to recognize Technical Sergeant Brian Dutcher
  1  4    of the Iowa Air National Guard and his employer, Iowa
  1  5    Select Farms, for their receipt of the George W. Bush
  1  6    Award.
  1  7    WHEREAS, the George W. Bush Award recognizes a
  1  8 traditional national guardsman who has made
  1  9 significant contributions to the Air National Guard;
  1 10 and
  1 11    WHEREAS, the George W. Bush Award also recognizes
  1 12 the national guardsman's employer, without whose
  1 13 support these significant contributions would not have
  1 14 been possible; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, Technical Sergeant Dutcher and his
  1 16 civilian supervisor at Iowa Select Farms, Stephen
  1 17 Hartwell, were honored in a ceremony held at the Air
  1 18 National Guard Senior Leadership Conference in
  1 19 Baltimore, Maryland, on December 16, 2003, where they
  1 20 received the third annual George W. Bush Award; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, Technical Sergeant Dutcher is a five=year
  1 22 member of the 132d Fighter Wing, a combat F=16 unit,
  1 23 located in Des Moines, Iowa, where he is a senior
  1 24 munitions controller; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, the 132d Fighter Wing has 1,000 members
  1 26 and has supported recent operations such as Operation
  1 27 Northern Watch, Operation Southern Watch, Operation
  1 28 Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation
  1 29 Iraqi Freedom, and was one of the first units in the
  1 30 Air National Guard with precision guided munitions
  2  1 delivery capability; and
  2  2    WHEREAS, Technical Sergeant Dutcher has been
  2  3 selected to attend the Academy of Military Science
  2  4 this spring and upon completion will be commissioned
  2  5 as an officer in the Air National Guard, specializing
  2  6 in the area of intelligence; and
  2  7    WHEREAS, Technical Sergeant Dutcher is employed by
  2  8 Iowa Select Farms as an information technology manager
  2  9 and network administrator; and
  2 10    WHEREAS, Iowa Select Farms, located in Iowa Falls,
  2 11 is the largest Iowa=based pork producer in the state
  2 12 and employs over 900 people in 26 counties; and
  2 13    WHEREAS, Jeff Hansen, President and CEO of Iowa
  2 14 Select Farms, recognizes the benefits of hiring
  2 15 military personnel and of providing appropriate and
  2 16 responsible support to employees of Iowa Select Farms
  2 17 who are members of the Iowa National Guard and to
  2 18 their families; and
  2 19    WHEREAS, Iowa Select Farms plans to match the $500
  2 20 George W. Bush Award with a $1,000 donation to The
  2 21 Fisher House Program which supports families of
  2 22 America's military in times of need; and
  2 23    WHEREAS, the people of the State of Iowa take great
  2 24 pride in the contributions of Technical Sergeant
  2 25 Dutcher and his employer, Iowa Select Farms, to the
  2 26 Air National Guard and in their receipt of the George
  2 27 W. Bush Award; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 28    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2 29 recognize Technical Sergeant Dutcher and the
  2 30 management of Iowa Select Farms for their dedication
  3  1 and contributions to the Air National Guard and to the
  3  2 132d Fighter Wing and for their receipt of the George
  3  3 W. Bush Award; and
  3  4    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
  3  5 Resolution be presented to Technical Sergeant Brian
  3  6 Dutcher, to a representative of Iowa Select farms, and
  3  7 to a representative of the 132d Fighter Wing.
  3  8 LSB 5535XS 80
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