[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 118 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 118

 Recognizing the soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the 
    United States Army Reserve, who were killed or wounded in their 
  barracks by an Iraqi SCUD missile attack in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 
   during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, on the 
            occasion of the 25th anniversary of the attack.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2016

Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
   Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
  Shuster, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Marino, Mr. 
 Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Dent, 
 Mr. Barletta, Mr. Perry, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Pitts, 
  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Reed) submitted the following 
  concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the 
    United States Army Reserve, who were killed or wounded in their 
  barracks by an Iraqi SCUD missile attack in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 
   during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, on the 
            occasion of the 25th anniversary of the attack.

Whereas 217,000 members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces served 
        alongside 470,000 members of the regular components of the Armed Forces 
        during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas the Army Reserve in Pennsylvania played crucial roles in Operation 
        Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas 69 soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment of the United States 
        Army Reserve, stationed in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, were deployed to 
        Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm, while supporting operations 
        to liberate the people of Kuwait and defend the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
        in 1991;
Whereas the unit was deployed to assist with water purification efforts in the 
        final days of the Persian Gulf War;
Whereas the barracks of the unit in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, were attacked by an 
        Iraqi-launched SCUD missile;
Whereas 13 soldiers from the 14th Quartermaster Detachment were killed, and 43 
        wounded, in the attack;
Whereas the attack represented the deadliest attack on Americans during the 
        Persian Gulf War, killing a total of 28 soldiers and wounding 99;
Whereas the unit suffered the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit 
        during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist Steven E. Atherton, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of 
        Nurmine, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally 
        serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist John A. Boliver, Jr., 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of 
        Monongahela, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while 
        loyally serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Sergeant Joseph P. Bongiorni III, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of 
        Hickory, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally 
        serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Sergeant John T. Boxler, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Johnstown, 
        Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his 
        country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist Beverly S. Clark, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Armagh, 
        Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving her 
        country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Sergeant Allen B. Craver, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Penn Hills, 
        Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his 
        country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist Frank S. Keough, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of North 
        Huntington, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally 
        serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist Anthony E. Madison, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of 
        Monessen, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally 
        serving his country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist Christine L. Mayes, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of 
        Rochester Mills, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while 
        loyally serving her country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist Steven J. Siko, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Latrobe, 
        Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his 
        country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist Thomas G. Stone, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Falconer, 
        New York, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his 
        country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Sergeant Frank J. Walls, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of Hawthorne, 
        Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally serving his 
        country during Operation Desert Storm;
Whereas Specialist Richard V. Wolverton, 14th Quartermaster Detachment, of 
        Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 25, 1991, while loyally 
        serving his country during Operation Desert Storm; and
Whereas this year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the meritorious service 
        of these Pennsylvanians, and others in Pennsylvania-based units, which 
        contributed to the liberation of the people of Kuwait and the defense of 
        the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the tremendous sacrifice and dedicated, 
        selfless service of Pennsylvanians during Operation Desert 
        Shield and Operation Desert Storm;
            (2) honors the 13 soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster 
        Detachment of the United States Army Reserve who were killed in 
        action on February 25, 1991, in the attack on Dhahran, Saudi 
        Arabia;
            (3) honors the 43 soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster 
        Detachment of the United States Army Reserve who were wounded 
        during the attack;
            (4) pledges its gratitude and support to the families of 
        these soldiers; and
            (5) encourages the people of the United States to 
        commemorate and honor the role and contribution of 
        Pennsylvanians and Pennsylvania-based units of the Army 
        National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the 
        Navy Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve 
        who supported Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert 
        Storm.
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