[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 79 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 79

 Honoring the life, service, and accomplishments of Lieutenant General 
             Victor H. Krulak, United States Marine Corps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2009

Mr. Issa submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the life, service, and accomplishments of Lieutenant General 
             Victor H. Krulak, United States Marine Corps.

Whereas Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, United States Marine Corps, was 
        born in Denver, Colorado, on January 7, 1913, and passed away on 
        December 29, 2008;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was commissioned a Marine Second-Lieutenant 
        upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy on May 31, 1934;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak's Marine Corps service included--

    (1) sea duty aboard the battleship USS Arizona;

    (2) an assignment at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, 
Maryland;

    (3) duty with the 6th Marines in San Diego and the 4th Marines in China 
from 1937 to 1939;

    (4) completion of the Junior School in Quantico, Virginia; and

    (5) an assignment with the 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, 
later called the 1st Marine Division;

Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was a Captain serving as aide to the 
        Commanding General, General Holland M. Smith, of the Amphibious Corps, 
        Atlantic Fleet, at the outbreak of World War II, and after volunteering 
        and completing parachute training was ordered to the Pacific area as 
        Commander of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, 
        and went into action at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, with the 2nd New 
        Zealand Brigade;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak, as a Lieutenant Colonel in the fall of 1943, 
        earned the Navy Cross and the Purple Heart Medal on Choiseul Island, 
        Solomon Islands, where his battalion staged a week-long diversionary 
        raid to disguise the invasion of Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak later joined the newly formed 6th Marine 
        Division and took part in the Okinawa campaign and the surrender of 
        Japanese forces in the China area, earning the Legion of Merit with 
        Combat ``V'' for combat service, and the Bronze Star Medal;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak served as Assistant Director of the Senior 
        School in Quantico, Virginia, and later as Regimental Commander of the 
        5th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was serving as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 
        Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, when the Korean Conflict erupted, and 
        subsequently served in Korea as Chief of Staff, 1st Marine Division, 
        earning a second Legion of Merit with Combat ``V'' for combat service 
        and the Air Medal;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak served at Headquarters Marine Corps as 
        Secretary of the General Staff, then rejoined Fleet Marine Force, 
        Pacific, as Chief of Staff from 1951 to 1955, and in July 1956 he was 
        promoted to Brigadier General and designated Assistant Commander, 3rd 
        Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak served as Director, Marine Corps Educational 
        Center, in Quantico, Virginia, from 1957 to 1959, and was promoted to 
        Major General in November 1959 and the following month assumed command 
        of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was presented a third Legion of Merit by 
        General Maxwell D. Taylor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for 
        exceptionally meritorious service from 1962 to 1964 as Special Assistant 
        for Counter Insurgency Activities, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of 
        Staff;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was designated on March 1, 1964, as Commanding 
        General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and promoted to Lieutenant 
        General, and for the next four years was responsible for all Fleet 
        Marine Force units in the Pacific, including some 54 trips to the 
        Vietnam theater;
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak retired on June 1, 1968, receiving a 
        Distinguished Service Medal for his performance as Commanding General, 
        Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; and
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak has had a tremendous positive impact on the 
        United States Marine Corps: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the occassion of 
the death of Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak--
            (1) honors Lieutenant General Krulak for his exemplary 
        service as a Marine officer and for displaying the highest 
        levels of leadership, professional competence, integrity, and 
        moral courage throughout his distinguished military service of 
        over 34 years;
            (2) commends Lieutenant General Krulak for his dedication 
        and commitment to excellence as an infantry officer and leader 
        of Marines; and
            (3) recognizes the tremendous dedication and fortitude with 
        which Lieutenant General Krulak led an exemplary career in 
        public service, having been awarded numerous citations and 
        medals, including three Legions of Merit, a Bronze Star, and a 
        Meritorious Service Medal.
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