House Resolution 17 - Introduced

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                                    H.R. ________ S.R. ________


  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2      BY  GASKILL, WHITAKER, PALMER, SWAIM, KEARNS,
  1  3    ZIRKELBACH, HUNTER, GAYMAN, ABDUL=SAMAD, TYMESON,
  1  4   REASONER, FICKEN, DE BOEF, KRESSIG, MERTZ, WHITEAD,
  1  5     WINDSCHITL, STECKMAN, SORENSON, WENDT, THOMAS,
  1  6   ALONS, MAREK, DEYOE, HUSEMAN, SANDS, SMITH, DRAKE,
  1  7                  ARNOLD, and WINCKLER
  1  8 A Resolution honoring the sacrifices and service of the
  1  9    Ottumwa National Guard.
  1 10    WHEREAS, the 833rd Engineer Company, an Iowa
  1 11 National Guard unit based in Ottumwa, has returned
  1 12 home following a year on active duty; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, the company's 120 soldiers were deployed
  1 14 for their second tour of duty in Iraq and previously
  1 15 were home for less than two years between deployments;
  1 16 and
  1 17    WHEREAS, during the deployment, the sappers of the
  1 18 833rd are credited with conducting 495 combat patrols,
  1 19 destroying 55 explosive devices in place, and clearing
  1 20 more than 40,000 miles of roads; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, the company, dating back to 1955, has a
  1 22 rich history of awards which include the Eisenhower
  1 23 Trophy for Outstanding Unit, nine times winning the
  1 24 Army Superior Unit Award, and multiple awards of the
  1 25 Phillip A. Connelly Award for Outstanding Food Service
  1 26 section, along with numerous other awards and
  1 27 distinctions; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 28    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 29 That the House of Representatives, on behalf of a
  1 30 grateful state and nation, thanks the sappers of the
  2  1 833rd Engineer Company for their service to America
  2  2 and welcomes them back to their Iowa homes.
  2  3 LSB 2325HH 83
  2  4 jr/rj/14