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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 904 

Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving 

in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable 

role to the success of current military operations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 16, 2009 

Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. 

ABERCROMBIE, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

HEINRICH, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. GIFFORDS, and Mr. MASSA) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 

Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 

Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces 

and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to 

the success of current military operations. 

Whereas 225,349 women have served in Operation Iraqi 

Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom as members of 

the United States Armed Forces; 

Whereas 29,538 female members of the Armed Forces are 

currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan; 


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Whereas women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are not excluded from frontline duties; 

Whereas 120 female members of the Armed Forces have been 

killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, and, of the women killed, 

66 were killed in combat; 

Whereas 1,357 female members of the Armed Forces have 

been wounded in action, and, of the women wounded, 646 

were wounded in hostile action; 

Whereas the nature of war has changed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and, despite the prohibition on female members of 

the Armed Forces serving in combat, so has the role of 

female members of the Armed Forces; 

Whereas women routinely serve in support units, but women 

are increasingly attached to combat units and engaging 

in frontline roles potentially sacrificing their lives everyday; and 

Whereas it is imperative that female members of the Armed 

Forces receive adequate combat training to enhance their 

safety: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors women who have served and women 

3 who are currently serving as members of the Armed 

4 Forces; 

5 (2) commends female members of the Armed 

6 Forces who are currently serving in Iraq, Afghani7 stan, and elsewhere around the world protecting the 

8 United States and fighting against terrorism; 


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1 (3) recognizes that female members of the 

2 Armed Forces are making history everyday as they 

3 fight beside male members of the Armed Forces and 

4 are an integral and invaluable part of the Armed 

5 Forces; 

6 (4) urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure 

7 that female members of the Armed Forces receive 

8 adequate combat training to prepare them for the 

9 nature of the current wars and their role in those 

10 wars; and 

11 (5) recognizes that the United States must con12 tinue to encourage and support female members of 

13 the Armed Forces as they fight for and defend the 

14 United States. 

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