110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 390 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was established on Octo-
ber 11, 1879, and is recognized as the oldest, continu-
ously serving division in the Army; 
Whereas units of the 28th Infantry Division date back to 
1747, when Benjamin Franklin organized a battalion in 
Philadelphia;
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Whereas units of the 28th Infantry Division served in the 
Revolutionary War, including units that served with dis-
tinction in the Continental Army under General George 
Washington; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was integral to the suc-
cess of World War I campaigns in the European theater, 
including those in Champagne, Champagne-Marne, 
Aisne-Marne, Oise Marne, Lorraine, and Mesuse-Argone; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division earned the title of ‘‘Iron 
Division’’ by General John J. Pershing for its valiant ef-
forts during World War I; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division contributed to military 
operations in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, 
Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe during World War 
II; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division’s perseverance through 
the harsh winter of 1944–1945 on the western front led 
to a decisive victory in the Battle for the Huertgen For-
est, the longest single battle engaged by the Army; 
Whereas soon after the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, the 
28th Infantry Division withstood the onslaught of the 
main thrust of the last great German offensive during 
the Battle of the Bulge, giving time for reinforcements to 
arrive and defeat the Germans; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was activated again in 
1950 to serve in Germany; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was folded into the Army 
Selective Reserve Force during the Vietnam War; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division aided relief efforts 
throughout the devastating aftermath of Hurricane 
Agnes in 1972;
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Whereas the 28th Infantry Division was called into action 
during the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor of 
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in 1979; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division contributed to inter-
national coalition forces to facilitate efforts in Operation 
Desert Storm; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has been part of peace-
keeping missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic of 
Kosova, and the Sinai Peninsula; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has deployed troops for 
Operation Noble Eagle, securing high-profile infrastruc-
ture targets in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, 
attacks; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has deployed troops to 
Operation Enduring Freedom, which ousted the Taliban 
regime in Afghanistan; 
Whereas in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 28th Infantry Divi-
sion played a crucial role in the search for weapons of 
mass destruction, the invasion of Iraq, the security in 
post-invasion Iraq, the training of an Iraqi police force, 
securing transport convoys, and the safe detainment of 
suspected terrorists; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has over 2,600 soldiers 
who are missing in action from World War I and World 
War II; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has 127 units in 90 ar-
mories in 75 cities across the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania; 
Whereas the 28th Infantry Division has been sent to aid por-
tions of our Nation affected by harsh winter storms,
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flooding, violent windstorms, and other severe weather 
emergencies; and 
Whereas 10 recipients of the Medal of Honor, 4 recipients of 
the Legion of Merit, and 258 recipients of the Silver Star 
have been members of the 28th Infantry Division: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress honors the 28th Infantry Divi-
sion for serving and protecting the United States and di-
rects the Clerk of the House of Representatives to trans-
mit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Adjutant 
General of the Pennsylvania National Guard for appro-
priate display. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 390 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving 
and protecting the United States.