[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 802 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 802

  Recognizing the commencement of the 9th year of Operation Enduring 
     Freedom and the sacrifice and contributions of United States 
  servicemembers and their families in support of Operation Enduring 
                                Freedom.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2009

   Mr. Sestak (for himself and Mr. McGovern) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the commencement of the 9th year of Operation Enduring 
     Freedom and the sacrifice and contributions of United States 
  servicemembers and their families in support of Operation Enduring 
                                Freedom.

Whereas October 7, 2009, marks the commencement of the 9th year of Operation 
        Enduring Freedom;
Whereas 1,900,000 United States military servicemembers have been deployed in 
        support of overseas contingency operations, including Operation Enduring 
        Freedom;
Whereas, as of October 2, 2009, 847 United States military servicemembers have 
        made the ultimate sacrifice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, 
        including 774 in and around Afghanistan;
Whereas, as of October 2, 2009, 4,139 United States military servicemembers have 
        been wounded and injured in support of Operation Enduring Freedom;
Whereas 1 in 5 military servicemembers return from combat operations with some 
        form of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, which places an 
        extended strain on service personnel and their families; and
Whereas long tours and multiple deployments require military families to make 
        significant sacrifice: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the commencement of the 9th year of 
        Operation Enduring Freedom; and
            (2) recognizes the sacrifice and contributions of United 
        States servicemembers and their families in support of 
        Operation Enduring Freedom.
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