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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 39

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 28, 2001

Received; referred to the Committee on Armed Services

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Honoring the ultimate sacrifice made by 28 United States

soldiers killed by an Iraqi missile attack on February

25, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm, and resolving

to support appropriate and effective theater missile defense programs.

Whereas, during Operation Desert Storm, Iraq launched a

Scud missile at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia early in the

evening of February 25, 1991;

Whereas one Patriot missile battery on a Dhahran airfield

was not operational and another nearby battery did not

track the Scud missile effectively;
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Whereas the Scud missile hit a warehouse serving as a

United States Army barracks in the Dhahran suburb of

Al Khobar, killing 28 soldiers and injuring 100 other soldiers;

Whereas the thoughts and prayers of the Congress and the

country remain with the families of these soldiers;

Whereas this single incident resulted in more United States

combat casualties than any other in Operation Desert

Storm and since;

Whereas Scud missile attacks paralyzed the country of Israel

during Operation Desert Storm;

Whereas the Patriot missile batteries, which were used in Operation Desert Storm for missile defense, were not originally designed for missile defense;

Whereas the United States and our allies still have not fielded advanced theater missile defenses;

Whereas missile technology proliferation makes missile attacks on United States forces increasingly possible; and

Whereas February 25, 2001, is the 10th anniversary of the

Scud missile attack which caused the deaths of these

brave soldiers who died in service to their country: Now,

therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) on behalf of the American people, extends

4 its sympathy and thanks to the families of Specialist

5 Steven E. Atherton, Corporal Stanley Bartusiak,

6 Specialist John A. Boliver, Jr., Sergeant Joseph P.

7 Bongiorni III, Sergeant John T. Boxler, Specialist
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1 Beverly S. Clark, Sergeant Allen B. Craver, Cor2 poral Rolando A. Delagneau, Specialist Steven P.

3 Farnen, Specialist Duane W. Hollen, Jr., Specialist

4 Glen D. Jones, Specialist Frank S. Keough, Spe5 cialist Anthony E. Madison, Specialist Steven G.

6 Mason, Specialist Christine L. Mayes, Specialist Mi7 chael W. Mills, Specialist Adrienne L. Mitchell, Spe8 cialist Ronald D. Rennison, Private First Class Tim9 othy A. Shaw, Specialist Steven J. Siko, Corporal

10 Brian K. Simpson, Specialist Thomas G. Stone, Spe11 cialist James D. Tatum, Private First Class Robert

12 C. Wade, Sergeant Frank J. Walls, Corporal Jona13 than M. Williams, Specialist Richard V. Wolverton,

14 and Specialist James E. Worthy, all of whom were

15 killed by an Iraqi missile attack on February 25,

16 1991, while in service to their country; and

17 (2) resolves to support appropriate and effective

18 theater missile defense programs to help prevent at19 tacks on forward deployed United States forces from

20 occurring again.

Passed the House of Representatives February 27,

2001.

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.