IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 177
Recognizing and commending the members of the United States Armed 
Forces and their leaders, and the allies of the United States and their 
armed forces, who participated in Operation Enduring Freedom in Af-
ghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and recognizing the 
continuing dedication of military families and employers and defense 
civilians and contractors and the countless communities and patriotic 
organizations that lent their support to the Armed Forces during those 
operations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2003
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. BRADLEY of 
New Hampshire, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. HAYES, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ALEX-
ANDER, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. 
MILLER of Florida, Mr. SCHROCK, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. 
REYES, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. AKIN, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. LARSEN of Wash-
ington, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. TURN-
ER of Ohio, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MCHUGH) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on International 
Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing and commending the members of the United 
States Armed Forces and their leaders, and the allies 
of the United States and their armed forces, who partici-
pated in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
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and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and recognizing 
the continuing dedication of military families and em-
ployers and defense civilians and contractors and the 
countless communities and patriotic organizations that 
lent their support to the Armed Forces during those 
operations.
Whereas the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the 
United States, which killed thousands of people from the 
United States and other countries in New York, Virginia, 
and Pennsylvania, inaugurated the Global War on Ter-
rorism; 
Whereas the intelligence community quickly identified Al 
Qaeda as a terrorist organization with global reach and 
the President determined that United States national se-
curity required the elimination of the Al Qaeda terrorist 
organization; 
Whereas the Taliban regime of Afghanistan had long har-
bored Al Qaeda, providing members of that organization 
a safe haven from which to attack the United States and 
its friends and allies, and that regime’s refusal to dis-
continue its support for international terrorism and sur-
render Al Qaeda’s leaders to the United States made it 
a threat to international peace and security; 
Whereas Saddam Hussein and his regime’s longstanding 
sponsorship of international terrorism, active pursuit of 
weapons of mass destruction, use of such weapons 
against Iraq’s own citizens and neighboring countries, ag-
gression against Iraq’s neighbors, and brutal repression 
of Iraq’s population made Saddam Hussein and his re-
gime a threat to international peace and security;
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Whereas the United States pursued sustained diplomatic, po-
litical, and economic efforts to remove those threats 
peacefully; 
Whereas on October 7, 2001, the Armed Forces of the 
United States and its coalition allies launched military 
operations in Afghanistan, designated as Operation En-
during Freedom, that quickly caused the collapse of the 
Taliban regime, the elimination of Afghanistan’s terrorist 
infrastructure, and the capture of significant and numer-
ous members of Al Qaeda; 
Whereas on March 19, 2003, the Armed Forces of the United 
States and its coalition allies launched military oper-
ations, designated as Operation Iraqi Freedom, that 
quickly caused the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime, 
the elimination of Iraq’s terrorist infrastructure, the end 
of Iraq’s illicit and illegal programs to acquire weapons 
of mass destruction, and the capture of significant inter-
national terrorists; 
Whereas in those two campaigns in the Global War on Ter-
rorism, nearly 330,000 members of the United States 
Armed Forces, comprised of active, reserve, and National 
Guard members and units, deployed for Operation En-
during Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas some 224,500 Reserve and National Guard mem-
bers of the Armed Forces were called to active duty in 
support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation 
Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas in the conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, 67 military servicemembers 
and other United States personnel gave their lives in Af-
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ghanistan and 140 were lost in Iraq, while over 700 were 
wounded and 7 were held as prisoners of war; 
Whereas success in those two campaigns in the Global War 
on Terrorism would not have been possible without the 
dedication, courage, and service of the members of the 
United States Armed Forces and the military and irreg-
ular forces of the friends and allies of the United States; 
Whereas the support, love, and commitment from the families 
of United States service personnel participating in those 
two operations, as well as the communities and patriotic 
organizations whose support, through the United Services 
Organization (USO), Operation Dear Abby, and Oper-
ation UpLink, helped to sustain those service personnel 
and enabled them to eliminate significant threats to 
United States national security while liberating oppressed 
peoples from dictatorial regimes; 
Whereas the civilian employees of the Department of De-
fense, through their hard work and dedication, enabled 
United States military forces to quickly and effectively 
achieve the United States military missions in Afghani-
stan and Iraq; 
Whereas the commitment of companies making their employ-
ees available for military service, the creativity and initia-
tive of contractors equipping the Nation’s Armed Forces 
with the best and most modern equipment, and the inge-
nuity of service companies assisting with the global over-
seas deployment of the Armed Forces demonstrates that 
the entrepreneurial spirit of the United States is an ex-
traordinarily valuable defense asset; and 
Whereas the Nation should pause to recognize with appro-
priate tributes and days of remembrance the sacrifice of
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those members of the Armed Forces who died or were 
wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation 
Iraqi Freedom, as well as all who served in or supported 
either of those operations: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) commends President Bush, Secretary of De-
fense Rumsfeld, and United States Central Com-
mand commander General Franks, United States 
Army, for their planning and execution of enor-
mously successful military campaigns in Operation 
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
(2) expresses its highest commendation and 
most sincere appreciation to the members of the 
United States Armed Forces who participated in Op-
eration Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, including the members of the organiza-
tional elements specified in section 2 of this resolu-
tion; 
(3) commends the Department of Defense civil-
ian employees, the civilian contractors, and the de-
fense contractor personnel whose skills made pos-
sible the equipping of the greatest Armed Force in 
the annals of modern military endeavor; 
(4) conveys its deepest sympathy and condo-
lences to the families and friends of the members of
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United States and coalition forces who have been in-
jured, wounded, or killed during those operations; 
(5) calls upon communities across the Nation—
(A) to prepare appropriate homecoming 
ceremonies to honor and welcome home the 
members of the Armed Forces participating in 
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation 
Iraqi Freedom and to recognize their contribu-
tions to United States homeland security and to 
the Global War on Terrorism; and 
(B) to prepare appropriate ceremonies to 
commemorate with tributes and days of remem-
brance the service and sacrifice of those 
servicemembers killed or wounded during either 
of those Operations; 
(6) expresses the deep gratitude of the Nation 
to the 21 steadfast allies in Operation Enduring 
Freedom and to the 49 coalition members in Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom, especially the United Kingdom, 
Australia, and Poland, whose forces, support, and 
contributions were invaluable and unforgettable; and 
(7) recommits the United States to ensuring 
the safety of the United States homeland, to pre-
venting weapons of mass destruction from reaching 
the hands of terrorists, and to helping the people of
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Iraq and Afghanistan build free and vibrant demo-
cratic societies. 
SEC. 2. (a) OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.—The orga-
nizational elements of the Armed Forces referred to in 
paragraph (2) of the first section of this resolution which 
participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom are the following: 
(1) From the Army—
(A) Army Forces Central Command—3rd 
United States Army. 
(B) V Corps Command Element. 
(C) 3rd Infantry Division. 
(D) 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). 
(E) 82nd Airborne Division (-). 
(F) 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized). 
(G) Elements of the 1st Infantry Division, 
10th Mountain Division, and 1st Armored Divi-
sion. 
(H) 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. 
(I) 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. 
(J) 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep). 
(K) 11th Aviation Group. 
(2) From the Marine Corps—
(A) Marine Forces Central Command. 
(B) 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade. 
(C) 1st Marine Division.
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(D) 3rd Marine Air Wing. 
(E) 1st Force Service Support Group. 
(F) 2nd Force Service Support Group/Ma-
rine Logistics Command. 
(G) 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade 
(Task Force Tarawa). 
(H) 15th, 24th, and 26th Marine Expedi-
tionary Units. 
(3) From the Navy—
(A) Naval Forces Central Command—
United States 5th Fleet. 
(B) Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike 
Force. 
(C) Nimitz Carrier Strike Force. 
(D) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike 
Force. 
(E) Constellation Carrier Strike Force. 
(F) Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Force. 
(G) Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Force. 
(H) Amphibious Task Force East. 
(I) Amphibious Task Force West. 
(J) Nassau Amphibious Ready Group. 
(K) Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group. 
(L) Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. 
(M) Amphibious Group 3.
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(N) Maritime Prepositioning Squadrons 1, 
2, and 4. 
(4) From the Air Force—
(A) Air Forces Central Command—9th Air 
Force. 
(B) 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task 
Force. 
(C) 39th Air and Space Expeditionary 
Wing. 
(D) 332d Air Expeditionary Group. 
(E) 386th Air Expeditionary Group. 
(F) 409th Air Expeditionary Group. 
(G) 401st Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(H) 457th Air Expeditionary Group. 
(5) From the United States Special Operations 
Command—
(A) Special Operations Command Central. 
(B) 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). 
(C) 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). 
(D) 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). 
(E) 160th Special Operations Aviation 
Regiment. 
(F) 75th Ranger Regiment. 
(G) 352nd Civil Affairs Command. 
(H) 350th Civil Affairs Command.
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(B) Commander Joint Task Force—Horn 
of Africa. 
(C) Combined Joint Task Force 58. 
(D) 11th, 13th, 15th, 22nd, and 26th Ma-
rine Expeditionary Units. 
(E) Detachments, 4th Marine Expedi-
tionary Brigade. 
(3) From the Navy—
(A) Navy Forces Central Command—U.S. 
5th Fleet. 
(B) Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike 
Force. 
(C) Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Force. 
(D) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike 
Force. 
(E) Enterprise Carrier Strike Force. 
(F) Vinson Carrier Strike Force. 
(G) Stennis Carrier Strike Force. 
(H) Kennedy Carrier Strike Force. 
(I) George Washington Carrier Strike 
Force. 
(J) Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready 
Group. 
(K) Bataan Amphibious Ready Group. 
(L) Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group.
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(M) Wasp Amphibious Ready Group. 
(4) From the Air Force—
(A) Air Forces Central Command—9th Air 
Force. 
(B) 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(C) 366th Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(D) 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(E) 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(F) 405th Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(G) 376th Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(H) 40th Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(I) 28th Air Expeditionary Wing. 
(5) From the United States Special Operations 
Command—
(A) Special Operations Command Central. 
(B) 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). 
(C) 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). 
(D) 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne). 
(E) 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne). 
(F) 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces 
Group (Airborne). 
(G) 160th Special Operations Aviation 
Regiment. 
(H) 75th Ranger Regiment. 
(I) 350th Civil Affairs Command.
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(J) 403rd Civil Affairs Brigade. 
(K) 360th Civil Affairs Brigade. 
(L) 354th Civil Affairs Brigade. 
(M) 310th Pysop Brigade. 
(N) Naval Special Warfare Group One. 
(O) Naval Special Warfare Group Three. 
(P) 16th Special Operations Wing. 
(Q) 352nd Special Operations Group. 
(R) 919th Special Operations Wing. 
(S) 193rd Special Operations Wing. 
(T) 720th Special Operations Group. 
(U) 123th Special Tactics Squadron.
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