[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 64 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 64

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 27 (legislative day, May 26), 2010

    Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Specter) submitted the following 
  concurrent resolution; which was 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 the valiant efforts of the Division 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 perseverance of the 28th Infantry Division throughout the harsh 
        winter spanning from 1944 to 1945 on the western front led to a decisive 
        victory in the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, the longest single battle 
        engaged in 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 to action during the partial 
        meltdown of the nuclear reactor of the Three Mile Island Nuclear 
        Generating Station in 1979;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division contributed to the international coalition 
        forces, facilitating efforts in Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has been part of peacekeeping missions in 
        Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of Kosovo, and the Sinai Peninsula;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has deployed troops as part of 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 Afghanistan as part of 
        Operation Enduring Freedom, which ousted the Taliban regime and has 
        since helped to secure the country and bring humanitarian relief to the 
        Afghan people;
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 provision of security in post-invasion Iraq, the training of 
        an Iraqi police force, the securing of transport convoys, and the safe 
        detainment of suspected terrorists;
Whereas more than 2,600 soldiers of the 28th Infantry Division remain 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 the United 
        States 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 Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) honors the 28th Infantry Division for serving and 
        protecting the United States; and
            (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to the Adjutant General of the 
        Pennsylvania National Guard for appropriate display.
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