IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 754 
Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of Pennsyl-
vania, including the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker) of the Penn-
sylvania Army National Guard on its return to the United States from 
deployment in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 
Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. BRADY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. DENT, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. ALTMIRE, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 
DOYLE, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 
PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SESTAK, and Mr. TIM MURPHY of 
Pennsylvania) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the 
State of Pennsylvania, including the 56th Brigade Com-
bat Team (Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army National 
Guard on its return to the United States from deploy-
ment in Iraq. 
Whereas the members of the Army National Guard and Air 
National Guard of the State of Pennsylvania reside 
throughout the State and come from various commu-
nities, backgrounds, and professions; 
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•HRES 754 IH 
Whereas units and members of the Pennsylvania National 
Guard have been deployed, and are continuously being 
deployed, in support of United States military operations 
at home and overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, and dozens 
of other countries; 
Whereas one such unit, the 56th Brigade Combat Team 
(Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, is 
composed of approximately 4,000 citizen-soldiers from 
throughout the State of Pennsylvania; 
Whereas the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), following 
a mobilization and deployment to Kosovo in 2003, was 
placed on Federal active duty for a second overseas mobi-
lization on September 19, 2008, and deployed to Iraq on 
January 15, 2009; 
Whereas during the deployment of the 56th Brigade Combat 
Team (Stryker) in Iraq, the brigade was primarily en-
gaged in convoy security, force protection, provincial re-
construction, and base operations missions; and 
Whereas the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker) returned 
to the United States and demobilized in September 2009, 
upon completion of one year of service in support of mili-
tary operations in Iraq: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its gratitude to the members of 
the Army National Guard and Air National Guard 
of the State of Pennsylvania and their families for 
their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United 
States; 
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•HRES 754 IH 
(2) commends the members of the 56th Brigade 
Combat Team (Stryker) of the Pennsylvania Army 
National Guard on the completion of their most-re-
cent deployment to Iraq; and 
(3) recognizes the achievements of the members 
of the 56th Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), and all 
other formerly and presently deployed Pennsylvania 
Army National Guard and Air National Guard units 
and members, for their exemplary service. 
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