[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S13790]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 384--HONORING UNITED STATES ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
                   COMMAND ON THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. BURR (for himself and Mrs. Hagan) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services:

                              S. Res. 384

       Whereas since the establishment of United States Army 
     Special Operations Command (USASOC) on December 1, 1989, its 
     personnel have operated in some of the most remote and 
     hostile regions of the world;
       Whereas the 7 components of USASOC consist of the John F. 
     Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the United States 
     Army Special Forces Command, the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 
     160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the 4th 
     Psychological Operations Group, the 95th Civil Affairs 
     Brigade, and the 528th Sustainment Brigade;
       Whereas USASOC provides 70 percent of special operations 
     personnel in Central Command's theater and approximately 63 
     percent of the total overseas military commitments of the 
     United States;
       Whereas in the 8 years since the start of Operation 
     Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, 245 USASOC 
     soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice; and
       Whereas Master Sergeant Brendan O'Connor, Chief Warrant 
     Officer David Cooper, Colonel Mark Mitchell, Master Sergeant 
     Donald Hollenbaugh, and Master Sergeant Daniel Briggs, all of 
     whom have served this Nation as soldiers assigned to USASOC, 
     received the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in 
     support of the Global War on Terrorism: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the United States Army Special Operations 
     Command for more than 20 years of dedicated service to our 
     Nation;
       (2) honors the more than 27,000 personnel who serve in the 
     United States Army Special Operations Command; and
       (3) pledges its continued support for the men and women of 
     the United States Armed Forces.

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