[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 183 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 183

 Commending Mohammed, an Iraqi lawyer, for his fearless and courageous 
      actions in helping to save the life of an American solider.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2003

Mr. Flake submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending Mohammed, an Iraqi lawyer, for his fearless and courageous 
      actions in helping to save the life of an American solider.

Whereas the Iraqi lawyer known as Mohammed was born in Najaf, Iraq, a holy city 
        to Shiite Muslims;
Whereas he studied law and English in Basra to become an attorney;
Whereas in late March 2003, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, he became aware of 
        the presence of an American soldier in the hospital in the town of 
        Nasiriyah while visiting his wife, a nurse in that hospital;
Whereas he risked his life and walked six miles from Nasiriyah to reach elements 
        of the United States Marine Corps in that area to inform them of the 
        location and condition of the American soldier;
Whereas upon being asked by the Marines to do so, he returned to the hospital 
        two more times to map the layout of the facility and the exact location 
        of the American soldier, again risking his life in the event his mission 
        was discovered;
Whereas the information he provided was vital to the rescue from Iraqi forces on 
        April 1, 2003, of Private First Class Jessica Lynch, United States Army, 
        of Palestine, West Virginia;
Whereas his house has been ransacked by Fedayeen and he now is at a United 
        States military base with his wife and young daughter; and
Whereas he has earned the respect and esteem of Americans for his humanitarian 
        efforts: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends Mohammad, an 
Iraqi lawyer, for his fearless and courageous actions in helping to 
save the life of Private First Class Jessica Lynch, United States Army.
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