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Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team has a long history of 
service to the United States, beginning with the Civil 
War; 
Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team was most recently 
mobilized in September 2005 and departed for Iraq in 
March 2006; 
Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team recently completed 
the longest continuous deployment of any United States 
military unit during Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas, during its deployment, the 1st Brigade Combat 
Team completed 5,200 combat logistics patrols, secured 
2.4 million convoy miles, and discovered 462 improvised 
explosive devices (IEDs) prior to detonation; 
Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team processed over 1.5 
million vehicles and 400,000 Iraqis into entry control 
points without any insurgent penetrations; 
Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team captured over 400 
suspected insurgents; 
Whereas more than 1,400 members of the 1st Brigade Com-
bat Team reenlisted during deployment and 21 members 
became United States citizens during deployment; 
Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team helped start two 
Iraqi newspapers that provide news to the local popu-
lation and publish stories on reconstruction progress; 
Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team completed 137 recon-
struction projects; 
Whereas the deployment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team in 
Iraq was extended by 125 days in January 2007; 
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Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team and its members are 
now returning to the United States to loving families and 
a grateful nation; 
Whereas the families of the members of the 1st Brigade 
Combat Team have waited patiently for their loved ones 
to return and endured many hardships during this 
lengthy deployment; 
Whereas the employers of members and family members of 
the 1st Brigade Combat Team have displayed patriotism 
over profit, by keeping positions saved for the returning 
soldiers and supporting the families during the difficult 
days of this long deployment, and these employers are 
great corporate citizens through their support of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their family members; 
Whereas communities throughout the Midwest are now inte-
gral participants in the Minnesota National Guard’s ex-
tensive Beyond the Yellow Ribbon reintegration program 
that will help members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team 
return to normal life; and 
Whereas the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Divi-
sion has performed admirably and courageously, putting 
service to country over personal interests and gaining the 
gratitude and respect of Minnesotans, Midwesterners, 
and all Americans: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) commends the 1st Brigade Combat Team/ 
34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National 
Guard upon its completion of the longest continuous 
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deployment of any United States military unit dur-
ing Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
(2) recognizes the achievements of the members 
of the 1st Brigade Combat Team and their exem-
plary service to the United States; and 
(3) directs the Clerk of the House to transmit 
a copy of this resolution to the Adjutant General of 
the Minnesota National Guard for appropriate dis-
play. 
Æ 
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