[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 936 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 936

 Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the Army National Guard of the State 
  of Illinois, including the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 
 Illinois Army National Guard, which recently returned from deployment 
                            to Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2009

  Mr. Quigley (for himself, Ms. Bean, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foster, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Halvorson, 
    Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
 Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
Shimkus) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the Army National Guard of the State 
  of Illinois, including the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 
 Illinois Army National Guard, which recently returned from deployment 
                            to Afghanistan.

Whereas the members of the Army National Guard of the State of Illinois reside 
        throughout the State and come from various communities, backgrounds, and 
        professions;
Whereas units and members of the Illinois National Guard have been deployed, and 
        are continuously being deployed, in support of United States military 
        operations at home and overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, and dozens of 
        other countries;
Whereas one such unit, the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Illinois 
        Army National Guard, is composed of approximately 3,000 citizen-soldiers 
        from throughout the State of Illinois;
Whereas during the deployment of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team in 
        Afghanistan, the primary mission of the brigade was to train and mentor 
        members of the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police;
Whereas 18 members of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team were killed during 
        the deployment and an additional 90 soldiers were wounded;
Whereas members of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team were awarded more than 
        4,600 awards or decorations as a result of their service, including 66 
        Purple Hearts and 8 Bronze Stars for Valor; and
Whereas the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned to the United States upon 
        completion of the deployment in support of military operations in 
        Afghanistan: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its gratitude to the members of the Army 
        National Guard of the State of Illinois and their families for 
        their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States;
            (2) commends the members of the 33rd Brigade Combat Team of 
        the Illinois Army National Guard on the completion of their 
        deployment to Afghanistan; and
            (3) recognizes the achievements of the members of the 33rd 
        Brigade Combat Team, and all other formerly and presently 
        deployed Illinois Army National Guard members, for their 
        exemplary service.
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