[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 151 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 151

 Extending the thanks of Congress and a grateful nation to the Iraqis 
   Mohammed and Iman for their brave actions against oppression and 
    tyranny in providing to United States forces, at great risk to 
themselves, information essential for the rescue of Private First Class 
          Jessica Lynch, United States Army, on April 1, 2003.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2003

 Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
   Kirk, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ney, Mr. Farr, Mr. Pence, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
  Schrock, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
  Reyes, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
  Upton, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
   Ballance, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Holden, Ms. Carson of 
 Indiana, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baca, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Markey, 
 Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Larsen 
   of Washington, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
  Michaud, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Miller of North Carolina) submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Extending the thanks of Congress and a grateful nation to the Iraqis 
   Mohammed and Iman for their brave actions against oppression and 
    tyranny in providing to United States forces, at great risk to 
themselves, information essential for the rescue of Private First Class 
          Jessica Lynch, United States Army, on April 1, 2003.

Whereas during Operation Iraqi Freedom an Iraqi man, identified only as 
        ``Mohammed'', and his wife ``Iman'' risked their own lives to help save 
        the life of Private First Class Jessica D. Lynch, United States Army, of 
        Palestine, West Virginia, an American prisoner of war being held and 
        mistreated in an Iraqi hospital;
Whereas on March 23, 2003, Private First Class Lynch, of the Army's 507th 
        Ordnance Maintenance Company, was captured by Iraqi paramilitary forces 
        near the city of Nasiriyah, Iraq;
Whereas Private First Class Lynch courageously fought against her attackers and 
        sustained severe injuries;
Whereas according to reports, ``Mohammed'', having learned that Private First 
        Class Lynch was being held and mistreated at that hospital, walked six 
        miles down ``ambush alley'', further risking his own life, to offer 
        American forces important information about the whereabouts of Jessica 
        Lynch;
Whereas in the following days, at the request of United States officers, 
        Mohammed made several more risky trips to the hospital, which was full 
        of Iraqi security guards, gathering information on the number of troops 
        and making hand-drawn maps of the building's layout and location;
Whereas Mohammed's wife Iman, an employee at the hospital, provided other 
        crucial details about the building, including the fact a helicopter 
        could land on the roof;
Whereas acting on this information, on April 1, 2003, a Special Operations force 
        of Navy SEALS, Army Rangers, and Air Force special operations personnel, 
        together with forces of the Marine Corps, conducted a daring raid and 
        rescued Private First Class Lynch and recovered the remains of nine 
        other members of the Army who were killed in the line of duty near 
        Nasiriyah;
Whereas Mohammed and Iman acted courageously in the face of daunting obstacles 
        and great danger;
Whereas Mohammed and Iman's courage shows the greatness and compassion that 
        individuals can achieve in the face of tyranny and oppression; and
Whereas the humanitarian actions of Mohammed and Iman serve as an example that 
        underscores the commonality between all people, regardless of racial or 
        religious differences: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) applauds the brave actions of the Iraqis Mohammed and 
        Iman against oppression and tyranny in providing to United 
        States forces, at great risk to themselves, information 
        essential for the rescue of Private First Class Jessica Lynch, 
        United States Army, from Iraqi captivity on April 1, 2003;
            (2) holds their actions up to the world as an example of 
        the courage and values all people of the world share in the 
        face of tyranny and oppression; and
            (3) recognizes Mohammed and Iman as true friends of the 
        United States, thanks them for their bravery and courage, and 
        extends to them the thanks and best wishes of a grateful 
        Nation.
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