IA 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 94 
Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War and 
reaffirming the commitment of the United States towards Gulf War veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2010 
Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. KRATOVIL, Mr. 
INGLIS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MUR-
PHY of New York, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. BARTLETT, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. TAYLOR, Ms. PINGREE 
of Maine, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. NYE, Mr. KISSELL, and Ms. GIFFORDS) in-
troduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
Services and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the outbreak of the 
Gulf War and reaffirming the commitment of the United 
States towards Gulf War veterans. 
Whereas, on August 2, 1990, Iraq bombed and invaded the 
Republic of Kuwait, thereby initiating the Gulf War; 
Whereas, on January 12, 1991, the United States Congress 
authorized the United States Armed Forces to help the 
Republic of Kuwait defend itself against the Iraqi inva-
sion; 
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Whereas United States and Coalition air forces under United 
States Central Command Air Forces opened Operation 
Desert Storm with an air campaign on January 17, 
1991, that eventually flew over 100,000 sorties and deliv-
ered over 88,000 tons of largely precision munitions 
against enemy infrastructure; 
Whereas, on January 31, 1991, the United States Marine 
Corps drove back Iraqi forces in the city of Khafji, in 
Saudi Arabia, supported by Saudi and Qatari forces; 
Whereas, on February 23, 1991, the 1st Marine Division, 
2nd Marine Division, and the 1st Light Armored Infan-
try crossed into Kuwait and paved the way for Kuwaiti 
forces to recapture Kuwait City on February 26, 1991; 
Whereas, on February 24, 1991, operating with allied French 
and British forces, heavy armored elements of the United 
States Army VII Corps thrust through enemy defenses 
west of Kuwait City, and the United States XVIII Air-
borne Corps, spearheaded by the 3rd Armored Cavalry 
Regiment and the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), 
executed a rapid flanking maneuver farther west through 
weakly held Iraqi territory and encircled enemy forces 
there; 
Whereas the hostilities ended in a cease-fire declared by 
President George Bush on February 28, 1991, 100 hours 
after the ground campaign began; 
Whereas during the Gulf War, approximately 694,550 mem-
bers of the United States Armed Forces served in-the-
ater, along with the forces of the Republic of Kuwait and 
30 other member states of the United Nations, to defend 
freedom and democracy; 
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Whereas casualties of the United States during the Gulf War 
included 383 dead (of whom 148 were battle deaths), and 
more than 467 wounded; 
Whereas approximately 2,225,000 American men and women 
served worldwide in the Armed Forces during the entire 
Gulf War era of August 2, 1990, to February 28, 1991; 
Whereas approximately 174,000 veterans suffer from Gulf 
War veterans’ illnesses, including Gulf War Syndrome; 
Whereas Congress applauds the Institute of Medicine’s Re-
port on Gulf War and Health, released on April 9, 2010, 
fully supports the Department of Veterans Affairs task 
force to identify recommendations from that report to 
better identify and treat Gulf War veterans’ illnesses, in-
cluding Gulf War Syndrome, and reaffirms the commit-
ment of the United States to ensure that all Gulf War 
veterans suffering from these illnesses are appropriately 
treated and compensated; 
Whereas the Republic of Kuwait is a strong ally of the 
United States, having contributed troops in support of 
United States operations during the Gulf War, and pro-
viding the main platform of support for operations in Op-
eration Iraqi Freedom, while also supporting numerous 
United Nations peacekeeping missions throughout the 
world; 
Whereas since the end of the Gulf War era, an average of 
more than 2,000 members of the United States Armed 
Forces have served annually in Kuwait to defend the Re-
public of Kuwait against external aggression, and to pro-
mote regional peace; and 
Whereas beginning in August 2010, various ceremonies are 
being planned in the United States to commemorate the 
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20th anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War and to 
honor all Gulf War veterans: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the historical importance of the 
20th anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War, 
which began on August 2, 1990; 
(2) honors the noble service and sacrifice of the 
United States Armed Forces and the armed forces 
of allied countries that served in the Persian Gulf 
since 1990 to the present; 
(3) encourages all Americans to participate in 
commemorative activities to pay solemn tribute to, 
and to never forget, the veterans of the Gulf War; 
(4) calls upon the President to issue a procla-
mation recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Gulf 
War; and 
(5) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to its alliance with the Republic of Kuwait for 
the betterment of peace and prosperity in the Per-
sian Gulf region. 
Æ 
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