House Resolution 32 - Introduced PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY KUHN 1 3 A Resolution commemorating the life and service of 1 4 Command Sergeant Major Galen Kittleson of Toeterville, 1 5 Iowa. 1 6 WHEREAS, Iowa and the nation lost a remarkable man 1 7 on May 4, 2006, with the passing of Command Sergeant 1 8 Major Galen Kittleson; and 1 9 WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Kittleson is 1 10 remembered as a warrior, a liberator, and a patriot; 1 11 and 1 12 WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Kittleson's 1 13 military service spanned four decades and active 1 14 participation in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam; and 1 15 WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Kittleson was the 1 16 only person to serve as an Alamo Scout in World War II 1 17 and later as a Green Beret; and 1 18 WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Kittleson received 1 19 three Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars, and the Purple 1 20 Heart; and 1 21 WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Kittleson helped 1 22 free 511 prisoners who were on the Bataan Death March 1 23 in the Philippines during World War II; and 1 24 WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Kittleson formed 1 25 the Boy Scout troop the Alamo Scouts of St. Ansgar, 1 26 Iowa, in 1982, naming the unit after the group that 1 27 was the forerunner to the U.S. Army Special Forces; 1 28 and 1 29 WHEREAS, unlike the old barracks ballad where "old 1 30 soldiers never die, they just fade away", the life, 2 1 exploits, and service of Command Sergeant Major 2 2 Kittleson will be remembered for generations to come; 2 3 and 2 4 WHEREAS, the life of Command Sergeant Major 2 5 Kittleson can be summed up in the words of his son who 2 6 said: "A poor farmer's son from Iowa, Kittleson 2 7 traveled far from his roots, finding courage and 2 8 faith. And in doing so he earned the love of his 2 9 family and the respect and gratitude of a nation."; 2 10 and 2 11 WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Kittleson was the 2 12 subject of Charles W. Sasser's book, "Raider"; NOW 2 13 THEREFORE, 2 14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 15 That the House of Representatives notes with sorrow 2 16 the passing of Command Sergeant Major Galen Kittleson 2 17 and honors his decades of dedicated service to his 2 18 community, his country, and his family. 2 19 LSB 2483HH 82 2 20 jr:nh/gg/14 1