IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 283 
Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving and protecting the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 27, 2010 
Mr. CARNEY (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BRADY 
of Pennsylvania, Ms. SCHWARTZ, and Mr. DOYLE) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving and 
protecting the United States. 
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; 
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; 
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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; 
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; 
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Whereas 10 recipients of the Medal of Honor, four 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— 
(1) honors the 28th Infantry Division for serv-
ing and protecting the United States; and 
(2) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
to the Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania Na-
tional Guard for appropriate display. 
Æ 
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