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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 65

Honoring the service of the 1,200 soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade

of the Georgia Army National Guard as they deploy to Bosnia in March

2001, recognizing their sacrifice while away from their jobs and families

during that deployment, and recognizing the important role of all National Guard and Reserve personnel at home and abroad to the national

security of the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 15, 2001

Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr.

ISAKSON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. DEAL of

Georgia, Mr. LINDER, Mr. NORWOOD, and Ms. MCKINNEY) submitted

the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee

on Armed Services

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Honoring the service of the 1,200 soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade of the Georgia Army National Guard as

they deploy to Bosnia in March 2001, recognizing their

sacrifice while away from their jobs and families during

that deployment, and recognizing the important role of

all National Guard and Reserve personnel at home and

abroad to the national security of the United States.

Whereas on February 2, 2001, 1,200 National Guard citizensoldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade of the Georgia

Army National Guard were activated at Fort Stewart,
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Georgia, as one of the last official steps before the brigade departs for a six-month deployment in Bosnia;

Whereas this brigade of Georgia Guardsmen represents the

largest such deployment of National Guard personnel in

support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and is the largest mobilization

of Georgia National Guard personnel since Operation

Desert Storm in 1991;

Whereas the deploying soldiers have been involved in training

for their mission in Bosnia since early December 2000

and will depart for Bosnia throughout March 2001, with

the last elements scheduled to depart on March 22, 2001;

Whereas the Georgia Guardsmen have been ordered to active

duty for a period of 270 days and are not expected to

return home until October 2001 at the earliest;

Whereas the more than 1,200,000 citizen-soldiers who comprise the National Guard and Reserve components of the

Armed Forces nationwide commit significant time and effort in executing their important role in the Armed

Forces; and

Whereas these National Guard and Reserve citizen-soldiers

serve a critical role as part of the mission of the Armed

Forces to protect the freedom of United States citizens

and the American ideals of justice, liberty, and freedom,

both at home and abroad: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) honors the service and commitment of the

4 1,200 citizen-soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade
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1 of the Georgia Army National Guard as they depart

2 for Bosnia for a six-month deployment;

3 (2) honors the sacrifices made by the families

4 and employers of these individuals during their time

5 away from home;

6 (3) recognizes the critical importance of the Na7 tional Guard and Reserve components to the secu8 rity of the United States; and

9 (4) supports providing the necessary resources

10 to ensure the continued readiness of the National

11 Guard and Reserve.

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