House Resolution 62 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 62 BY ISENHART , HEIN , LUKAN , MOORE , MURPHY , and VANDER LINDEN A Resolution honoring the four-decade saga of the USS 1 Dubuque and its crew. 2 WHEREAS, after over 40 years of service, from 3 Vietnam to the Horn of Africa, the USS Dubuque is 4 scheduled for decommissioning on June 30, 2011, and 5 will be placed in reserve; and 6 WHEREAS, LPD-8, as the USS Dubuque is designated, 7 was commissioned in 1967 as an amphibious transport 8 dock; and 9 WHEREAS, the USS Dubuque saw extensive duty in 10 Vietnam, earning eight campaign stars for Vietnam 11 service, and in a highly publicized event in October 12 1968, the ship returned 14 repatriated prisoners of war 13 to North Vietnam; and 14 WHEREAS, in the final chapter of the Vietnam 15 conflict, in April 1975 the USS Dubuque participated 16 in the evacuation of Saigon and the rescue of refugees 17 fleeing South Vietnam; and 18 WHEREAS, over the decades the USS Dubuque saw 19 service throughout the globe and has received two 20 Navy Unit Commendations, four Meritorious Unit 21 Commendations, three Battle Efficiency Awards, 22 three Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, and four 23 Humanitarian Service Medals, and participated in 24 countless amphibious exercises and operations 25 throughout the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans; and 26 WHEREAS, most recently in 2010 the USS Dubuque and 27 -1- LSB 2831HH (4) 84 jr/rj 1/ 2

H.R. 62 its crew completed a humanitarian mission, providing 1 support services in a massive humanitarian and 2 disaster relief effort for the flood-ravaged nation of 3 Pakistan; NOW THEREFORE, 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 5 That the House of Representatives honors the men and 6 women who have served aboard the USS Dubuque and honors 7 the ship itself for over four decades of military and 8 humanitarian service. 9 -2- LSB 2831HH (4) 84 jr/rj 2/ 2