IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 206 
Commending the soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon 
and their families for their service and dedication to the United States 
and recognizing the contributions of Fort Gordon to Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and its role as a pivotal 
communications training installation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2009 
Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. LEWIS of 
Georgia, Mr. LINDER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, 
Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BARROW, Mr. DEAL of Geor-
gia, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 
Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 
FOSTER, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. WU, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. WALZ, 
Mr. WELCH, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. JONES, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 
BARTLETT, Mr. KRATOVIL, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. MILLER of 
Florida, Mr. HELLER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. TURNER, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. CULBERSON, 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BOREN, Mr. BONNER, Mr. WIL-
SON of South Carolina, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. 
SALAZAR, and Mr. FLEMING) submitted the following concurrent resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commending the soldiers and civilian personnel stationed 
at Fort Gordon and their families for their service and 
dedication to the United States and recognizing the con-
tributions of Fort Gordon to Operation Iraqi Freedom 
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and Operation Enduring Freedom and its role as a piv-
otal communications training installation. 
Whereas in 1940, in preparation for possible involvement in 
World War II, the United States Army identified a site 
near Augusta, Georgia, that was suitable for division-level 
training, and the War Department entered into a $22 
million contract to construct the new installation; 
Whereas, at the groundbreaking ceremony on October 18, 
1941, the new installation was named Camp Gordon in 
memory of John B. Gordon, a general in the Civil War 
and former Georgia Governor; 
Whereas during World War II, Camp Gordon was home to 
three Army divisions, namely the 4th Infantry Division, 
the 26th Infantry Division, and the 10th Armored Divi-
sion until they were deployed to Europe, where all three 
served with distinction; 
Whereas after the war, in October 1948, Camp Gordon began 
its signal corps tradition by becoming the home of the 
Signal Corps Training Center; 
Whereas by 1950, the need for signalmen for the Army dur-
ing the Korean War led to a major expansion of the Sig-
nal Corps Training Center, making it the largest single 
source of Army communications specialists; 
Whereas, on March 21, 1956, Camp Gordon was made a per-
manent installation and renamed Fort Gordon; 
Whereas the military conflicts in Southeast Asia in the 1960s 
and 1970s, together with advances in communications- 
electronics (C–E) technology, placed heavy training de-
mands on Fort Gordon; 
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Whereas at the height of the Vietnam War, the Signal Corps 
Training Center was renamed the Southeastern Signal 
School and became the primary source of personnel for 
tactical C–E units in Vietnam; 
Whereas in September 1965, the Southeastern Signal School 
activated the Signal Officer Candidate School, from 
which more than 2,000 officers graduated by February 
1968; 
Whereas in the post-Vietnam era, as the Army reorganized 
and modernized, signal training at Fort Gordon pro-
gressed to keep pace with rapid technological advances on 
the modern battlefield, and the Southeastern Signal 
School was renamed first as the United States Army Sig-
nal School and subsequently the United States Army Sig-
nal Center at Fort Gordon; 
Whereas in June 1986, the United States Army Signal Corp 
Regiment was established, and Fort Gordon was des-
ignated as the regimental home base; 
Whereas the Signal Center’s efforts included the development 
of Mobile Subscriber Equipment, the Army’s communica-
tions architecture and assuming the lead for the Army’s 
Information Mission Area, which included the integration 
of automation, communications, visual information, 
records management, and publications and printing; 
Whereas in 1990 and 1991, the Signal Center played a vital 
role in preparing soldiers for deployment during Oper-
ation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm; 
Whereas in the 1990s, Fort Gordon became the home for 
training most of the personnel within the Department of 
Defense who operate and maintain satellites and contin-
ued to train signal troops of allied and foreign countries; 
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Whereas Fort Gordon continues to serve as a power projec-
tion base for several Signal units responsible for con-
ducting operations overseas; 
Whereas approximately 19,000 soldiers are stationed at Fort 
Gordon, and many of these soldiers have been deployed 
in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Free-
dom multiple times; 
Whereas approximately 1,000 soldiers from Fort Gordon are 
currently stationed in the Middle East supporting United 
States operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; and 
Whereas the strength and unwavering support of the soldiers 
and their families of Fort Gordon and the entire Augusta 
community have contributed to making the United States 
a safe and secure country: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) commends the soldiers, their families, and 
the civilian personnel at Fort Gordon for their serv-
ice and dedication to the United States; 
(2) recognizes the contributions of Fort Gordon 
to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Endur-
ing Freedom; and 
(3) recognizes Fort Gordon for its role as a piv-
otal communications training installation for the 
United States Army Signal Corps now and in the fu-
ture. 
Æ 
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