[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 30 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1060-S1061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 32--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
Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services:
S. Con. Res. 32
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
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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 Senate (the House of Representatives
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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