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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 287 

Honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st Battalion of the 133rd Infantry 

(‘‘Ironman Battalion’’) of the Iowa National Guard. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2007 

Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st Battalion of 

the 133rd Infantry (‘‘Ironman Battalion’’) of the Iowa 

National Guard. 

Whereas 476 members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

of the Iowa National Guard were mobilized for active 

duty in September and October of 2005; 

Whereas 80 members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

have been providing essential support to the Battalion 

from Iowa National Guard installations in Waterloo, 

Iowa, and Dubuque, Iowa, and at least 490 members of 

the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry were deployed to Iraq 

in April and May of 2006; 

Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

have been serving bravely and honorably since April and 

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May of 2006 in the al-Anbar Province of Iraq, one of the 

most dangerous parts of Iraq; 

Whereas the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry deployed as part 

of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry 

Division, which has completed the longest continuous deployment of any National Guard unit during Operation 

Iraqi Freedom; 

Whereas the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry is the longestserving Iowa Army National Guard unit since World War 

II; 

Whereas the CBS program ‘‘60 Minutes’’ devoted an entire 

hour to telling the story of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry on May 27, 2007; 

Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

have completed over 500 missions, providing security for 

convoys operating in al-Anbar Province; 

Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

have logged over 4,000,000 mission miles, and have delivered over 1⁄3 of the fuel needed to sustain coalition forces 

in Iraq; 

Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

have detained over 60 insurgents; 

Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

were scheduled to return home in April 2007, but had 

their tours of duty extended until July 2007; 

Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

left behind civilian jobs, friends, and families in order to 

serve the United States; 

Whereas 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry members Sergeant 1st 

Class Scott E. Nisely and Sergeant Kampha B. 

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Sourivong gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country 

when they were tragically killed during combat operations 

near Al Asad, Iraq, on September 30, 2006; and 

Whereas the United States will be forever indebted to the soldiers and families of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 

for their sacrifices and their contributions to the mission 

of the United States in Iraq: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate honors and expresses grati2 tude for the service and sacrifices of the members and 

3 families of the 1st Battalion of the 133rd Infantry of the 

4 Iowa National Guard upon the return home of the Bat5 talion from its deployment in Iraq. 

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