[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7772-S7773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 74, which was 
submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 74) honoring the 28th 
     Infantry Division for serving and protecting the United 
     States.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the 
motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening 
action or debate, and that any statements relating to this measure be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 74) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 74

       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,

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     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.

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