[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 678 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 678

   Commending the performance of the Special Operations Forces and a 
military working dog in the eradication of the terrorist leader of the 
                    Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2019

Mr. Estes submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
   Commending the performance of the Special Operations Forces and a 
military working dog in the eradication of the terrorist leader of the 
                    Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Whereas, on October 26, 2019, members of the Special Operations Forces 
        successfully raided the compound of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi;
Whereas al-Baghdadi founded the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, one of the most 
        depraved terrorist enemies of the United States;
Whereas a military working dog, assisted members of the Armed Forces in Syria's 
        Idlib Province;
Whereas members of the Armed Forces, assisted by the military working dog, 
        located al-Baghdadi as he hid in a tunnel wearing a suicide vest;
Whereas al-Baghdadi detonated his vest, killing himself and injuring the 
        military working dog who was injured by exposed, live electrical cables 
        in the tunnel;
Whereas the military working dog swiftly returned to duty;
Whereas the Armed Forces officially began using military working dogs in 1942;
Whereas the most famous dog of World War II, Chips, received the Silver Star and 
        Purple Heart for capturing a machine gun nest during the invasion of 
        Sicily; and
Whereas the role of military working dogs grew more valuable throughout the 
        Korean War and the Vietnam War and remains an instrumental component of 
        the military: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the immeasurable value of military working 
        dogs;
            (2) honors the military working dog assigned to the raid of 
        Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for assisting in the elimination of an 
        enemy of the United States from the world; and
            (3) honors and celebrates the actions of the Special 
        Operations Forces of the United States on October 26, 2019.
                                 <all>