IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 568 
Honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st Battalion of the 133rd Infantry 
(‘‘Ironman Battalion’’) of the Iowa National Guard. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2007 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MURPHY of Con-
necticut, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SHULER, Mr. HARE, Mrs. 
GILLIBRAND, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. REYES, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. SESTAK, 
Ms. CASTOR, Mr. KIND, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, 
Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HODES, 
Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, 
Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. POMEROY, 
Ms. SUTTON, Mr. SPACE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. SMITH of 
Nebraska, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. 
SHEA-PORTER, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MEEK of 
Florida, Mr. SALI, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. TERRY, Ms. 
HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, and Ms. FALLIN) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st Battalion of 
the 133rd Infantry (‘‘Ironman Battalion’’) of the Iowa 
National Guard. 
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•HRES 568 IH 
Whereas 476 members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
of the Iowa National Guard were mobilized for active 
duty in September and October of 2005; 
Whereas 80 members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
have been providing essential support to the Battalion 
from Iowa National Guard installations in Waterloo, 
Iowa, and Dubuque, Iowa, and at least 490 members of 
the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry were deployed to Iraq 
in April and May of 2006; 
Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
have been serving bravely and honorably since those 
dates in the al-Anbar Province of Iraq, one of the most 
dangerous parts of the country; 
Whereas the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry deployed as part 
of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry 
Division, which has completed the longest continuous de-
ployment of any Army National Guard unit during Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry is the longest- 
serving Iowa Army National Guard unit since World War 
II; 
Whereas the CBS program ‘‘60 Minutes’’ devoted an entire 
hour to telling the story of the 1st Battalion, 133rd In-
fantry on May 27, 2007; 
Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
have completed over 500 missions providing security for 
convoys operating in the al-Anbar Province; 
Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
have logged over 4 million mission miles, and have deliv-
ered over one-third of the fuel needed to sustain coalition 
forces in Iraq; 
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•HRES 568 IH 
Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
have detained over 60 insurgents; 
Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
were scheduled to return home in April 2007, but had 
their tours of duty extended until July 2007; 
Whereas the members of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
left behind civilian jobs, friends, and families in order to 
serve the United States; 
Whereas 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry members Sergeant 1st 
Class Scott E. Nisely and Sergeant Kampha B. 
Sourivong gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country 
when they were tragically killed during combat operations 
near Al Asad, Iraq, on September 30, 2006; and 
Whereas the United States will be forever indebted to the sol-
diers and families of the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry 
for their sacrifices and their contributions to the United 
States mission in Iraq: Now, therefore be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
and expresses gratitude for the service and sacrifices of 
the members and families of the 1st Battalion of the 
133rd Infantry of the Iowa National Guard upon their re-
turn home from their deployment in Iraq. 
Æ 
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