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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 627 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 627

  Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of 
   Washington, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the 
                    Washington Army National Guard.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2009

    Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Larsen of 
    Washington, Mr. Reichert, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
 McDermott, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Inslee) submitted the 
  following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of 
   Washington, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the 
                    Washington Army National Guard.

Whereas the members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard of the 
        State of Washington reside throughout the State and come from various 
        communities, backgrounds, and professions;
Whereas units and members of the Washington 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 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington 
        Army National Guard, is composed of approximately 2,478 citizen-soldiers 
        from throughout the State of Washington, supplemented with an additional 
        843 soldiers from the California Army National Guard, 80 soldiers from 
        the Texas Army National Guard, and 12 soldiers from the Montana Army 
        National Guard;
Whereas the 81st Brigade Combat Team was placed on Federal active duty for a 
        second overseas mobilization on August 18, 2008, and deployed to Iraq in 
        October 2008;
Whereas, during the deployment of the 81st Brigade Combat Team in Iraq, the 
        brigade was primarily engaged in convoy security, force protection, 
        provincial reconstruction, and base operations missions; and
Whereas the 81st Brigade Combat Team returned to the United States and 
        demobilized in August 2009, upon completion of one year of service in 
        support of military operations in Iraq: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its gratitude to the members of the Army 
        National Guard and Air National Guard of the State of 
        Washington and their families for their service and sacrifice 
        on behalf of the United States;
            (2) commends the members of the 81st Brigade Combat Team 
        (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard on the completion 
        of their most-recent deployment to Iraq; and
            (3) recognizes the achievements of the members of the 81st 
        Brigade Combat Team, and all other formerly and presently 
        deployed Washington Army and Air National Guard units and 
        members, for their exemplary service.
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