Senate Resolution 8 - Introduced PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY IVERSON, LAMBERTI, BEHN, GASKILL, KETTERING, 1 3 SEYMOUR, WARD, BRUNKHORST, TINSMAN, JOHNSON, 1 4 MULDER, PUTNEY, MILLER, ANGELO, ZIEMAN, HAHN, 1 5 WIECK, SHULL, GRONSTAL, ZAUN, McKINLEY, HOUSER, 1 6 BOETTGER, STEWART, COURTNEY, DANIELSON, RIELLY, 1 7 BOLKCOM, RAGAN, KREIMAN, WARNSTADT, CONNOLLY, 1 8 HORN, WOOD, HATCH, DOTZLER, SENG, FRAISE, BLACK, 1 9 LUNDBY, McKIBBEN, DEARDEN, HANCOCK, KIBBIE, 1 10 DVORSKY, QUIRMBACH, SCHOENJAHN, McCOY, and BEALL 1 11 A Resolution honoring Senator Charles Larson and the 1 12 members of the 372nd Engineer Group for their tour 1 13 of duty in Iraq. 1 14 WHEREAS, Iowa State Senator Charles Larson has 1 15 recently concluded his service in Iraq as Major 1 16 Charles Larson, Command Judge Advocate of the 372nd 1 17 Engineer Group, a unit of the United States Army 1 18 Reserve; and 1 19 WHEREAS, Major Larson, along with members of the 1 20 372nd Engineer Group, was mobilized for duty in 1 21 December 2003; and 1 22 WHEREAS, while in Iraq Major Larson and the members 1 23 of the 372nd Engineer Group led an effort to help 1 24 school children and assist medical clinics in Iraq as 1 25 part of Operation Iraqi Hope; and 1 26 WHEREAS, in addition to his legal duties, Major 1 27 Larson spearheaded his group's humanitarian mission 1 28 and supervised the construction of 12 new schools, 1 29 three city halls, two water treatment facilities, a 1 30 veterinarian clinic, and the renovation of a rural 2 1 community's electrical infrastructure; NOW THEREFORE, 2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate, on 2 3 behalf of all Iowans, thanks Senator and Major Charles 2 4 Larson, his fellow members in the 372nd Engineering 2 5 Group, and indeed the members of all Iowa military 2 6 units in Iraq and around the world for their service 2 7 to their country, to the people of Iraq, and to the 2 8 cause of freedom. 2 9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the 2 10 Senate welcomes Senator and Major Larson back to his 2 11 home and to the Senate, welcomes the members of the 2 12 372nd Engineer Group back to Iowa, and wishes all Iowa 2 13 soldiers a good tour of duty and a safe return home. 2 14 LSB 2494SS 81 2 15 jr:rj/gg/14 1