[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. Res. 382 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 382

 Recognizing and commending the personnel of the 49th Armored Division 
of the Texas Army National Guard for their participation and efforts in 
   providing leadership and command and control of the United States 
   sector of the Multinational Stabilization Force in Tuzla, Bosnia-
                              Herzegovina.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 24 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Gramm, and Mr. Warner) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing and commending the personnel of the 49th Armored Division 
of the Texas Army National Guard for their participation and efforts in 
   providing leadership and command and control of the United States 
   sector of the Multinational Stabilization Force in Tuzla, Bosnia-
                              Herzegovina.

Whereas the personnel of the 49th Armored Division, Texas Army National Guard, 
        provided command and control of Regular Army forces and an 11-nation 
        multinational force in the American sector of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 
        March 7, 2000, through October 4, 2000;
Whereas the presence of the soldiers of the 49th Armored Division prolonged 
        nearly five years of peace among ethnic Serbs, Croats, and Muslims in 
        Bosnia-Herzegovina;
Whereas the historic deployment of elements of the 49th Armored Division marked 
        the first time that the commander of an Army National Guard unit 
        commanded Regular Army troops and multinational troops in Bosnia-
        Herzegovina;
Whereas the deployment marked the first time since the Korean War that an Army 
        National Guard division provided command and control of Regular Army 
        forces participating in operations overseas;
Whereas a majority of the members of the 49th Armored Division who served in 
        Bosnia-Herzegovina volunteered for the deployment that necessitated 
        leaving their families and their civilian jobs for eight months in order 
        to maintain peace and stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina;
Whereas the soldiers of the 49th Armored Division were able to combine unique 
        civilian occupational backgrounds and experience with their military 
        skills to bring about unprecedented levels of reconstruction of 
        destroyed homes and the resettlement of refugees;
Whereas the soldiers of the 49th Armored Division in the troubled Balkans 
        achieved the highest level of safety demonstrated thus far in the 
        performance of that mission, with division personnel compiling an 
        impressive record of driving over 600,000 miles, conducting over 17,000 
        patrols and clearing 85 square miles of mine fields without serious 
        injury or accident;
Whereas the 49th Armored Division's tour of duty in Bosnia-Herzegovina serves as 
        a model for the integration of Army, Army Reserve, and Army National 
        Guard forces in the performance of Army missions; and
Whereas the members of the 49th Armored Division involved in the mission in 
        Bosnia-Herzegovina brought great credit upon themselves, the Army 
        National Guard, the State of Texas, and the United States of America: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the men and women of the 49th Armored Division 
        of the Texas Army National Guard for their contributions to the 
        unqualified success of the Multinational Stabilization Force in 
        Bosnia-Herzegovina during the period of their deployment;
            (2) recognizes that the efforts of the men and women of the 
        49th Armored Division contributed immeasurably to the success 
        of the peacekeeping in Bosnia-Herzegovina mission; and
            (3) expresses deep gratitude for the sacrifices made by 
        those men and women, their families, and their civilian 
        employers in support of United States peacekeeping efforts in 
        Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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