[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1996]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   REMEMBERING THE LIVES LOST FROM THE 14TH QUARTERMASTER, OPERATION 
                              DESERT STORM

  (Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, at approximately 8:40 p.m. 
on February 25, 1991, an Iraqi Scud missile blasted through the 
temporary barracks of the 14th Quartermaster in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
  Headquartered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the 69 members of the 
water purification unit were deployed to Saudi Arabia for just 6 days 
when the attack occurred. Twenty-eight soldiers died that day, and 99 
were wounded, including 43 in the 14th.
  The Scud attack proved to be the single most devastating attack on 
U.S. forces as the 14th Quartermaster suffered the single greatest 
number of casualties of any Allied unit during Operation Desert Storm. 
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of this attack, I am introducing a 
joint resolution that honors the soldiers who were lost and wounded and 
their families.
  The State of Pennsylvania lost more servicemembers during Operations 
Desert Shield and Desert Storm than any other State. A monument now 
stands in dedication at the Greensburg Army Reserve Center 
commemorating the 69 names of the detachment soldiers. They were 
fathers, husbands, and sons. They were daughters and sisters. They were 
all citizen soldiers serving their communities, serving their country, 
and giving their lives to both.
  I call on Members of Congress to cosponsor this resolution and honor 
the service and sacrifice of the 14th Quartermaster of the United 
States Army.

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