110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 390 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was established on October 11, 1879, and is recognized as the oldest, continuously serving division in the Army; 

Whereas units of the 28th Infantry Division date back to 

1747, when Benjamin Franklin organized a battalion in 

Philadelphia; 
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Whereas units of the 28th Infantry Division served in the 

Revolutionary War, including units that served with distinction in the Continental Army under General George 

Washington; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was integral to the success of World War I campaigns in the European theater, 

including those in Champagne, Champagne-Marne, 

Aisne-Marne, Oise Marne, Lorraine, and Mesuse-Argone; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division earned the title of ‘‘Iron 

Division’’ by General John J. Pershing for its valiant efforts during World War I; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division contributed to military 

operations in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, 

Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe during World War 

II; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division’s perseverance through 

the harsh winter of 1944–1945 on the western front led 

to a decisive victory in the Battle for the Huertgen Forest, the longest single battle engaged by the Army; 

Whereas soon after the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, the 

28th Infantry Division withstood the onslaught of the 

main thrust of the last great German offensive during 

the Battle of the Bulge, giving time for reinforcements to 

arrive and defeat the Germans; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was activated again in 

1950 to serve in Germany; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was folded into the Army 

Selective Reserve Force during the Vietnam War; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division aided relief efforts 

throughout the devastating aftermath of Hurricane 

Agnes in 1972; 
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Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was called into action 

during the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor of 

Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in 1979; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division contributed to international coalition forces to facilitate efforts in Operation 

Desert Storm; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has been part of peacekeeping missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of 

Kosova, and the Sinai Peninsula; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has deployed troops for 

Operation Noble Eagle, securing high-profile infrastructure targets in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, 

attacks; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has deployed troops to 

Operation Enduring Freedom, which ousted the Taliban 

regime in Afghanistan; 

Whereas in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 28th Infantry Division played a crucial role in the search for weapons of 

mass destruction, the invasion of Iraq, the security in 

post-invasion Iraq, the training of an Iraqi police force, 

securing transport convoys, and the safe detainment of 

suspected terrorists; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has over 2,600 soldiers 

who are missing in action from World War I and World 

War II; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has 127 units in 90 armories in 75 cities across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 

Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has been sent to aid portions of our Nation affected by harsh winter storms, 
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flooding, violent windstorms, and other severe weather 

emergencies; and 

Whereas 10 recipients of the Medal of Honor, 4 recipients of 

the Legion of Merit, and 258 recipients of the Silver Star 

have been members of the 28th Infantry Division: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress honors the 28th Infantry Divi3 sion for serving and protecting the United States and di4 rects the Clerk of the House of Representatives to trans5 mit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Adjutant 

6 General of the Pennsylvania National Guard for appro7 priate display. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 

2008. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 390 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving 

and protecting the United States.