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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 944 

Honoring the service and accomplishments of Lieutenant General Russel 

L. Honore ́, United States Army, for his 37 years of service on behalf 

of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 28, 2008 

Mr. SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BARROW, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. KING

of New York, Mr. LINDER, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HODES, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. 

CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 

MELANCON, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. EDDIE

BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. LEE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 

CLYBURN, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. WATSON, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. 

CLARKE, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. AL GREEN

of Texas, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. WELLER of Illinois, Mr. PAYNE, 

Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. MCGOVERN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the service and accomplishments of Lieutenant 

General Russel L. Honore ́, United States Army, for his 

37 years of service on behalf of the United States. 

Whereas Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore ́ is a native of 

Lakeland, Louisiana; 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ graduated from Southern University and A&M College in 1971 with a bachVerDate Aug 31 2005 01:31 Feb 08, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR944.IH HR944

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elor’s degree in vocational agriculture and, upon graduation, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 

United States Army; 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ graduated from Troy 

State University with a master’s degree in human resources and received an honorary doctorate in public administration from Southern University and A&M College; 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ served in a number of 

infantry command positions in the Army, including overseas tours in Germany and as a commanding officer in 

the Second Infantry Division in Korea; 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ saw action in Iraq and 

Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm; 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ served as vice director 

for operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, 

District of Columbia; deputy commanding general and 

assistant commandant of the United States Army Infantry Center and School at Fort Benning, Georgia; and assistant division commander, maneuver/support for the 

First Calvary Division at Fort Hood, Texas; 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ commanded the Standing Joint Force Headquarters—Homeland Security; 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ commanded the First 

United States Army, responsible for the training and deployment of 500,000 National Guardsmen and reserve 

service members; 

Whereas the awards and decorations of Lieutenant General 

Honore ́ include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, 

the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit 

with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the 

Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious ServVerDate Aug 31 2005 01:31 Feb 08, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR944.IH HR944

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ice Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Army 

Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters; 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ led the Joint Task 

Force Katrina following the hurricane’s destruction of 

the Gulf Coast in 2005, where he commanded all activeduty troops from all military branches dedicated to the 

storm recovery operations; and 

Whereas Lieutenant General Honore ́ and his wife Beverly 

raised four children, Stephanie, Kimberly, Stephen, and 

Michael, and their son Michael has served in Iraq as an 

Army sergeant: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors Lieutenant General Honore ́ for his 

3 37 years of service on behalf of the United States; 

4 (2) commends Lieutenant General Honore ́ for 

5 his dedication and commitment to the Army and his 

6 leadership in the post-Katrina recovery effort; and 

7 (3) recognizes Lieutenant General Honore ́ as a 

8 soldier, commander, and leader and for displaying 

9 throughout his distinguished military service the 

10 highest levels of leadership, professional competence, 

11 integrity, and courage. 

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