IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 310 
Honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed 
Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2010 
Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. FORBES, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. COFFMAN of Col-
orado, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. SMITH of Texas, 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. CARTER, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. AKIN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. ROGERS of Ala-
bama, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. KING 
of New York, Mr. PENCE, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. 
PLATTS, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. YOUNG of Flor-
ida, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. DJOU) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United 
States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served 
in, Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
Whereas the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; October 
16, 2002), authorizes the President to use military force 
to ‘‘defend the national security of the United States 
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against the continuing threat posed by Iraq’’ and ‘‘to en-
force all relevant United Nations Security Council resolu-
tions against Iraq’’; 
Whereas more than 4,000 members of the Armed Forces 
have made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States 
while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas tens of thousands of additional members of the 
Armed Forces have been seriously wounded in the line of 
duty while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas hundreds of thousands of members of the Armed 
Forces have deployed for multiple tours of duty, leaving 
their homes, their families, and in the case of members 
of the reserve components, their civilian jobs; 
Whereas members of the Armed Forces deserve the gratitude 
of all Americans for serving courageously in Iraq to en-
sure the protection of vital United States national inter-
ests; 
Whereas President Obama announced that on August 31, 
2010, the United States will transition from a combat 
mission in Iraq to an advisory and assistance mission for 
the Government of Iraq and the Iraqi Security Forces; 
Whereas this transition was set in motion in January 2007 
with the appointment of General David Petraeus to im-
plement an overhauled strategy in Iraq fortified by a 
surge of United States troops; 
Whereas the security situation in Iraq has been further 
strengthened by General Ray Odierno and the members 
of the Armed Forces who continue to serve bravely in 
Iraq; 
Whereas the United States still has a vital role to play in 
Iraq; 
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