IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 940 
Recognizing and honoring the National Guard on the occasion of its 373rd 
anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2009 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. KIND, Mr. HALL 
of Texas, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BUYER, 
Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. WIL-
SON of South Carolina, Mr. MINNICK, Mr. BERRY, Mr. WAMP, Mr. 
JONES, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. PIERLUISI, 
Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Mr. BOCCIERI, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 
Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. CAO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. GINGREY of 
Georgia, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. 
TURNER, Mrs. MILLER
of Michigan, Mr. JORDAN
of Ohio, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOYD, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. ISSA, 
Mr. BARTLETT, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. WU, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. 
OBERSTAR, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. DICKS, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. 
WOLF, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. 
INGLIS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. MASSA, Mr. KRATOVIL, Mr. ROONEY, 
Mr. POMEROY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
BOREN, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Ms. NORTON) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and honoring the National Guard on the 
occasion of its 373rd anniversary. 
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•HRES 940 IH 
Whereas the National Guard celebrates its 373rd birthday on 
December 13, 2009; 
Whereas the National Guard and its citizen-soldiers have par-
ticipated in all major American conflicts, most recently 
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Free-
dom; 
Whereas the National Guard is the oldest component of the 
United States Armed Forces; 
Whereas the National Guard has served with distinction as 
America’s first line of defense against natural and man- 
made disasters within the United States; 
Whereas Colonial and State militias were the precursors to 
the National Guard; 
Whereas the militia stood their ground during the opening 
shots of the Revolutionary War at Lexington Green and 
Concord Bridge in 1775; 
Whereas more than 164,000 members of the militia from the 
13 colonies served under the command of George Wash-
ington during the Revolutionary War; 
Whereas in 1824, the 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment, New 
York Artillery became the first military organization in 
the United States to adopt the title ‘‘National Guard’’; 
Whereas during the Mexican War of 1846–1848, more than 
70 percent of the total manpower effort was from citizen- 
soldiers through volunteer militiamen; 
Whereas the Union and Confederate Armies relied heavily on 
militias and volunteer regiments during the Civil War of 
1861–1865; 
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Whereas, on April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln in-
voked the Calling Forth Act of 1792 and ordered 75,000 
militiamen into Federal service for 90 days; 
Whereas during the Spanish-American War in 1898, over 
160,000 National Guardsmen volunteered for active duty; 
Whereas a group of National Guardsmen from Arizona, New 
Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas were called the ‘‘Rough 
Riders’’ and were led by Lieutenant Colonel and future 
United States President Theodore ‘‘Teddy’’ Roosevelt; 
Whereas in 1902, Major General Charles W. Dick, com-
mander of the Ohio Division of the National Guard and 
a member of the United States House of Representatives, 
became president of the National Guard Association; 
Whereas the Militia Act of 1903 created the modern National 
Guard and affirmed the National Guard as the primary 
organized combat Reserve force of the Armed Forces; 
Whereas in World War I, the National Guard made up 40 
percent of the United States combat divisions; 
Whereas the National Defense Act of 1920 established the 
Army of the United States, to consist of the Regular 
Army, the Organized Reserve Corps, and the National 
Guard, when called into Federal service; 
Whereas an amendment to the National Defense Act enacted 
on June 15, 1933, established the National Guard of the 
United States as a Reserve component of the Army; 
Whereas the National Security Act of 1947 established the 
Air National Guard as a Reserve component of the Air 
Force; 
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Whereas more than 300,000 members of the National Guard, 
including 18 infantry divisions, participated in World 
War II; 
Whereas more than 138,000 members of the Army National 
Guard and more than 45,000 members of the Air Na-
tional Guard were called to active duty during the Ko-
rean War; 
Whereas almost 23,000 members of the Army and Air Na-
tional Guard were mobilized for two years of active duty 
during the Vietnam War; 
Whereas more than 70,000 members of the Army and Air 
National Guard were called upon to participate in Oper-
ation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in 1990 
and 1991; 
Whereas since the attacks on September 11, 2001, hundreds 
of thousands of members of the Army and Air National 
Guard have been called upon by their States and the 
Federal Government to provide security at home and 
combat terrorism abroad; and 
Whereas more than 50,000 members of the Army and Air 
National Guard were deployed in the Gulf States fol-
lowing Hurricane Katrina in 2005: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) thanks the members of the National Guard 
for their service in response to the attacks on Sep-
tember 11, 2001, and their continuing role in home-
land security and military operations; 
(2) supports providing the National Guard with 
the necessary resources to ensure its readiness; 
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(3) expresses its condolences and gratitude to 
the families of those members of the National Guard 
who have lost their lives through their dedication 
and commitment to the freedom and security of the 
United States while serving in the National Guard; 
and 
(4) honors and supports the compassionate, 
courageous, and dedicated members of the National 
Guard who serve a critical role in protecting the 
United States and its citizens’ freedoms and treas-
ured liberties. 
Æ 
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