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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 754 

Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of Pennsylvania, including the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard on its return to the United States from 

deployment in Iraq. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 

Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. DENT, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. ALTMIRE, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 

DOYLE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 

PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 

Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SESTAK, and Mr. TIM MURPHY of 

Pennsylvania) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the 

State of Pennsylvania, including the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army National 

Guard on its return to the United States from deployment in Iraq. 

Whereas the members of the Army National Guard and Air 

National Guard of the State of Pennsylvania reside 

throughout the State and come from various communities, backgrounds, and professions; 


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Whereas units and members of the Pennsylvania National 

Guard have been deployed, and are continuously being 

deployed, in support of United States military operations 

at home and overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, and dozens 

of other countries; 

Whereas one such unit, the 56th Brigade Combat Team 

(Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, is 

composed of approximately 4,000 citizen-soldiers from 

throughout the State of Pennsylvania; 

Whereas the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), following 

a mobilization and deployment to Kosovo in 2003, was 

placed on Federal active duty for a second overseas mobilization on September 19, 2008, and deployed to Iraq on 

January 15, 2009; 

Whereas during the deployment of the 56th Brigade Combat 

Team (Stryker) in Iraq, the brigade was primarily engaged in convoy security, force protection, provincial reconstruction, and base operations missions; and 

Whereas the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker) returned 

to the United States and demobilized in September 2009, 

upon completion of one year of service in support of military operations in Iraq: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses its gratitude to the members of 

3 the Army National Guard and Air National Guard 

4 of the State of Pennsylvania and their families for 

5 their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United 

6 States; 


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1 (2) commends the members of the 56th Brigade 

2 Combat Team (Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army 

3 National Guard on the completion of their most-re4 cent deployment to Iraq; and 

5 (3) recognizes the achievements of the members 

6 of the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), and all 

7 other formerly and presently deployed Pennsylvania 

8 Army National Guard and Air National Guard units 

9 and members, for their exemplary service. 

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