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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 568 

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

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2007 

Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SHULER, Mr. HARE, Mrs. 

GILLIBRAND, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. REYES, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mrs. 

DAVIS of California, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. SESTAK, 

Ms. CASTOR, Mr. KIND, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, 

Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HODES, 

Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. 

CUELLAR, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, 

Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. POMEROY, 

Ms. SUTTON, Mr. SPACE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. SMITH of 

Nebraska, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 

Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. 

SHEA-PORTER, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SMITH of 

Washington, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MEEK of 

Florida, Mr. SALI, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. TERRY, Ms. 

HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, and Ms. FALLIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st Battalion of 

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

National Guard. 


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•HRES 568 IH 

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 those 

dates in the al-Anbar Province of Iraq, one of the most 

dangerous parts of the country; 

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 Army 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 the al-Anbar Province; 

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

have logged over 4 million mission miles, and have delivered over one-third of the fuel needed to sustain coalition 

forces in Iraq; 


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•HRES 568 IH 

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. 

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 United 

States mission in Iraq: Now, therefore be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 

2 and expresses gratitude for the service and sacrifices of 

3 the members and families of the 1st Battalion of the 

4 133rd Infantry of the Iowa National Guard upon their re5 turn home from their deployment in Iraq. 

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