IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 429 
Recognizing the sacrifices of individuals working in Iraq under United States 
Government contracts, expressing sympathy to those individuals injured 
or taken captive in Iraq, and expressing condolences to the families 
of those individuals killed in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2004 
Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. CASE, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. BROWN of 
South Carolina, and Mr. PICKERING) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the sacrifices of individuals working in Iraq 
under United States Government contracts, expressing 
sympathy to those individuals injured or taken captive 
in Iraq, and expressing condolences to the families of 
those individuals killed in Iraq. 
Whereas the deaths on March 31, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq, of 
four individuals employed by Blackwater Security Con-
sulting, a division of Blackwater USA, located in Moyock, 
North Carolina, and the deaths on April 9, 2004, outside 
of Baghdad, of four individuals employed by Kellogg 
Brown and Root, a unit of the Halliburton Company, 
heightened awareness in the United States of the daily 
peril faced by thousands of such individuals employed by
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entities carrying out work in Iraq under contracts with 
the United States Government for the reconstruction of 
Iraq; 
Whereas the four individuals employed by Blackwater Secu-
rity Consulting, Jerry Zovko, 32, of Euclid, Ohio; Wesley 
J. Batalona, 48, of Honokaa, Hawaii; Michael Teague, 
38, of Clarksville, Tennessee; and Scott Helvenston, 38, 
of Oceanside, California, were killed when the vehicle 
they were traveling in was hit by rocket-propelled gre-
nades in a rebel ambush in Fallujah; 
Whereas, prior to working for Blackwater Security Con-
sulting, all four men had served their country with honor 
as members of the United States Armed Forces, and left 
behind wives, children, parents, siblings, and friends; 
Whereas the four individuals employed by Kellog Brown and 
Root, Stephen Hulett, 48, of Manistee, Michigan; Jack 
Montague, 52, of Pittsburg, Illinois; Jeffery Parker, 45, 
of Lake Charles, Louisiana; and Tony Johnson, 47, of 
Riverside, California, were killed after an attack on their 
transportation convoy, leaving behind wives, children, 
parents, siblings, and friends; 
Whereas the work of thousands of individuals employed by 
entities carrying out work in Iraq under contracts with 
the United States Government is vital to the reconstruc-
tion of Iraq, the safety of United States Armed Forces 
in Iraq, and the triumph of democracy in Iraq; 
Whereas these individuals perform necessary work in a highly 
professional manner and place their lives at risk each 
day, including by providing security for members of the 
United States Armed Forces and for other individuals 
and entities, delivering fuel and food, and assisting in the
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reconstruction of Iraq’s infrastructure, among other 
things; 
Whereas Congress and the American people have great pride 
in these individuals and strongly support them; and 
Whereas these individuals are to be commended for their will-
ingness to assist in the reconstruction of Iraq and the 
pursuit of democracy: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the sacrifices of individuals em-
ployed by entities carrying out work in Iraq under 
contracts with the United States Government for the 
reconstruction of Iraq; 
(2) expresses sympathy to those individuals in-
jured or taken captive in Iraq; and 
(3) expresses condolences to the families of 
those individuals killed in Iraq, including— 
(A) to the families of Jerry Zovko, 32, of 
Euclid, Ohio; Wesley J. Batalona, 48, of 
Honokaa, Hawaii; Michael Teague, 38, of 
Clarksville, Tennessee; and Scott Helvenston, 
38, of Oceanside, California, who were killed on 
March 31, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq; and 
(B) to the families of Stephen Hulett, 48, 
of Manistee, Michigan; Jack Montague, 52, of 
Pittsburg, Illinois; Jeffery Parker, 45, of Lake