[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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