[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 390 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 390


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2008

        Received and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving and protecting the 
                             United States.

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was established on October 11, 1879, and is 
        recognized as the oldest, continuously serving division in the Army;
Whereas units of the 28th Infantry Division date back to 1747, when Benjamin 
        Franklin organized a battalion in Philadelphia;
Whereas units of the 28th Infantry Division served in the Revolutionary War, 
        including units that served with distinction in the Continental Army 
        under General George Washington;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was integral to the success of World War I 
        campaigns in the European theater, including those in Champagne, 
        Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise Marne, Lorraine, and Mesuse-Argone;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division earned the title of ``Iron Division'' by 
        General John J. Pershing for its valiant efforts during World War I;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division contributed to military operations in 
        Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central 
        Europe during World War II;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division's perseverance through the harsh winter of 
        1944-1945 on the western front led to a decisive victory in the Battle 
        for the Huertgen Forest, the longest single battle engaged by the Army;
Whereas soon after the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, the 28th Infantry Division 
        withstood the onslaught of the main thrust of the last great German 
        offensive during the Battle of the Bulge, giving time for reinforcements 
        to arrive and defeat the Germans;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was activated again in 1950 to serve in 
        Germany;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was folded into the Army Selective Reserve 
        Force during the Vietnam War;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division aided relief efforts throughout the 
        devastating aftermath of Hurricane Agnes in 1972;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was called into action during the partial 
        meltdown of the nuclear reactor of Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating 
        Station in 1979;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division contributed to international coalition forces 
        to facilitate efforts in Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has been part of peacekeeping missions in 
        Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of Kosova, and the Sinai Peninsula;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has deployed troops for Operation Noble 
        Eagle, securing high-profile infrastructure targets in the aftermath of 
        the September 11, 2001, attacks;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has deployed troops to Operation Enduring 
        Freedom, which ousted the Taliban regime in Afghanistan;
Whereas in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 28th Infantry Division played a crucial 
        role in the search for weapons of mass destruction, the invasion of 
        Iraq, the security in post-invasion Iraq, the training of an Iraqi 
        police force, securing transport convoys, and the safe detainment of 
        suspected terrorists;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has over 2,600 soldiers who are missing in 
        action from World War I and World War II;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has 127 units in 90 armories in 75 cities 
        across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has been sent to aid portions of our Nation 
        affected by harsh winter storms, flooding, violent windstorms, and other 
        severe weather emergencies; and
Whereas 10 recipients of the Medal of Honor, 4 recipients of the Legion of 
        Merit, and 258 recipients of the Silver Star have been members of the 
        28th Infantry Division: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress honors the 28th Infantry Division for serving and 
protecting the United States and directs the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania National Guard for appropriate 
display.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.