IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 743 
Supporting the designation of ‘‘Operation Enduring Freedom Day’’ to honor 
the service, sacrifice, and courage of the men and women who served 
in Operation Enduring Freedom, their families, and those who lost their 
lives or were wounded in the conflict. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of ‘‘Operation Enduring Freedom 
Day’’ to honor the service, sacrifice, and courage of 
the men and women who served in Operation Enduring 
Freedom, their families, and those who lost their lives 
or were wounded in the conflict. 
Whereas, on September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated 
with the extremist group al-Qaida hijacked four airplanes 
and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the 
United States; 
Whereas two of the airplanes were flown into the twin towers 
of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third 
into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the fourth 
crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, resulting 
in a total of nearly 3,000 innocent people killed; 
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Whereas, on that same evening, President George W. Bush 
delivered a televised address from the White House de-
claring, ‘‘Terrorist attacks can shake the foundation of 
our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the founda-
tions of America. These acts shattered steel, but they 
cannot dent the steel of American resolve.’’, and Presi-
dent Bush said ‘‘We will make no distinction between the 
terrorists who committed [horrific] acts and those who 
harbor them’’; 
Whereas, on October 7, 2001, President George W. Bush or-
dered the military to begin an operation that would be 
designated as ‘‘Operation Enduring Freedom’’ to oust 
the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and destroy Osama 
bin Laden’s terrorist network, and, within two months, 
United States forces removed the Taliban from oper-
ational power, but the war continued; 
Whereas, for 20 years the men and women of the Armed 
Forces fought bravely, and during that period 1,926 mili-
tary personnel were killed by hostile action and 535 by 
nonhostile action, and 20,752 were wounded; 
Whereas the honorable and brave souls who fought and died 
and were wounded during Operation Enduring Freedom, 
those who are missing, and those who died since from the 
consequences of that war, deserve the eternal gratitude 
and respect of this Nation, to be expressed on a special 
day to be selected at a later date and remembered every 
year in perpetuity and dedicated as ‘‘Operation Enduring 
Freedom Day’’ as an official day of recognition and 
honor; 
Whereas the men and women who served with dedication, 
honor, and pride during Operation Enduring Freedom, 
both in country and in support of those in harm’s way, 
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as well as those protecting our freedoms at home and 
throughout other parts of the world at that time, deserve 
the eternal gratitude and respect of this Nation; 
Whereas the families whose loved ones gave their lives for our 
country during Operation Enduring Freedom deserve the 
eternal gratitude and respect of this Nation; and 
Whereas the families of those men and women who came 
home with the physical and emotional wounds of Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom and committed to a lifetime of 
care and support for their loved one deserve the eternal 
gratitude and respect of this Nation: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Operation En-
during Freedom Day’’ to honor the service, sacrifice, 
and courage of the men and women who served in 
Operation Enduring Freedom, their families, and 
those who lost their lives or were wounded in the 
conflict; 
(2) urges the American people to observe Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom Day with appropriate cere-
monies, programs, and activities to recognize the 
contributions and sacrifices of veterans, members of 
the Armed Forces, and their families; and 
(3) recognizes the importance of preserving the 
memory of Operation Enduring Freedom and ex-
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pressing gratitude to those who served, ensuring 
their sacrifices are honored in perpetuity. 
Æ 
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