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[S. Con. Res. 74 Referred in House (RFH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 74


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2010

              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 some units of the 28th Infantry Division date back to 1747;
Whereas units that would one day comprise the 28th Infantry Division served in 
        the Revolutionary War, including units that served in the Continental 
        Army under General George Washington;
Whereas what eventually became the 28th Infantry Division was initially 
        established March 12 through 20, 1879, as the Division of the National 
        Guard of Pennsylvania, and is recognized as the oldest, continuously 
        serving division in the Army;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division as we know it today was formed on September 
        1, 1917, and was integral to the success of World War I campaigns in the 
        European theater, including those in Champagne, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-
        Marne, Oise-Aisne, Lorraine, and Meuse-Argonne;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division adopted the title of ``Iron Division'' 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 28th Infantry Division withstood the onslaught of the German 
        offensive during the Battle of the Bulge, giving time for reinforcements 
        to arrive and defeat the Germans;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was Federalized 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 elements of the 28th Infantry Division contributed to the international 
        coalition forces in Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division and its detached units mobilized and deployed 
        as part of peacekeeping missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of 
        Kosovo, and the Sinai Peninsula;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division deployed troops as part of Operation Noble 
        Eagle in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks;
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division deployed troops to Afghanistan as part of 
        Operation Enduring Freedom, and helped to secure the country and bring 
        humanitarian relief to the Afghan people;
Whereas in Operation Iraqi Freedom, elements of the 28th Infantry Division 
        played a role in 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 winter storms, flooding, violent windstorms, and 
        other severe weather emergencies; and
Whereas 10 recipients of the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award for 
        valor, have been soldiers 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.

            Passed the Senate September 29, 2010.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.