House Resolution 12 - Introduced

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                                    H.R. ________ S.R. ________


  1  1                    HOUSE RESOLUTION
  1  2               BY  ZIRKELBACH and WHITAKER
  1  3 A Resolution honoring Major General Ron Dardis
  1  4    and Brigadier General Mark Zirkelbach for their
  1  5    service to this state and the nation.
  1  6    WHEREAS, as Adjutant General for the Iowa National
  1  7 Guard, Major General Ron Dardis commands 104 Army and
  1  8 Air National Guard Units and over 9,600 Army and Air
  1  9 National Guard members in the state of Iowa; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, Brigadier General Mark Zirkelbach is the
  1 11 Deputy Adjutant General, Army, Iowa National Guard;
  1 12 and
  1 13    WHEREAS, in 2009 Major General Dardis brings to a
  1 14 close a military career of over four decades and
  1 15 Brigadier General Zirkelbach retires after 36 years of
  1 16 service; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, Major General Dardis enlisted in the Iowa
  1 18 Air National Guard in 1966 and was commissioned a
  1 19 second lieutenant in 1967; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, Brigadier General Zirkelbach was
  1 21 commissioned a second lieutenant in 1972 upon
  1 22 completion of the Iowa Military Academy Officer
  1 23 Candidate School; and
  1 24    WHEREAS, Major General Dardis has studied at the
  1 25 Squadron Officer School, the Air Command and Staff
  1 26 College, and the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force
  1 27 Base in Alabama; and
  1 28    WHEREAS, Brigadier General Zirkelbach has attended
  1 29 the Combined Arms Services Staff School, taken the
  1 30 Command General Staff Course and the National Security
  2  1 Course, and has graduated from the United States Army
  2  2 War College; and
  2  3    WHEREAS, in his long career, Major General Dardis
  2  4 has been awarded the Legion of Merit; Meritorious
  2  5 Service Medal; Air Medal; Air Force Achievement Medal;
  2  6 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award; Combat Readiness
  2  7 Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Air Force
  2  8 Longevity Service Ribbon; Armed Forces Reserve Medal;
  2  9 Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon; Air Force
  2 10 Training Ribbon; Iowa Leadership Ribbon; Iowa National
  2 11 Guard State Service Ribbon; Air Force Association
  2 12 Citation for Superior Airmanship, Courage and
  2 13 Professionalism; Iowa Eagle Award; and the Valley
  2 14 Forge Cross for Heroism; and
  2 15    WHEREAS, Brigadier General Zirkelbach has been
  2 16 awarded a long list of awards, including the Legion of
  2 17 Merit with a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster; Meritorious
  2 18 Service Medal with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters; Army
  2 19 Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Army
  2 20 Reserve Component Achievement Medal with one Silver
  2 21 Oak Leaf Cluster and two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters;
  2 22 National Defense Service Medal; Humanitarian Service
  2 23 Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one Gold Hour
  2 24 Glass Device; Army Service Ribbon; and the Army
  2 25 Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon; NOW
  2 26 THEREFORE,
  2 27    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 28 That the House of Representatives rises to honor these
  2 29 two truly remarkable men, Major General Ron Dardis and
  2 30 Brigadier General Mark Zirkelbach who have dedicated
  3  1 their careers and risked their lives in service to
  3  2 Iowa and the nation.
  3  3 LSB 2362HH 83
  3  4 jr/rj/8