IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 423 
Expressing support for the designation of October 2015 as Special Operations 
Forces Appreciation Month in order to honor members of United States 
Special Operations Forces for their service and sacrifice on behalf of 
the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. ZINKE (for himself, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. WALZ, Mr. HURD 
of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. MARINO, 
Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. JODY B. HICE of 
Georgia, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. NUNES, Mr. HILL, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. BYRNE, and Mr. PETERS) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of October 2015 as 
Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month in order 
to honor members of United States Special Operations 
Forces for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the 
United States. 
Whereas the Office of Strategic Services was created during 
World War II to conduct operations behind enemy lines 
and utilized Marine Raiders and reconnaissance compa-
nies, Army Rangers, Special Reconnaissance Units 
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(Scouts), Air Commandos, Amphibious Scouts and Raid-
ers, and Naval Demolition Units; 
Whereas in October 1943, United States Special Operations 
Forces were called to begin operations in Italy and later 
successfully conducted their first combat mission during 
World War II, when members of the 1st Special Service 
Force scaled a 200-foot cliff in Italy to launch a surprise 
attack that forced the Germans to retreat from en-
trenched positions at the twin peaks of Monte La Difensa 
and Monte La Rementanea; 
Whereas the success of the mission demonstrated the value 
of the unique skills and highly specialized training of the 
1st Special Service Force and confirmed the need for 
more Special Operations Forces; 
Whereas in 1944, Major General Frank Merrill’s commando 
force, nicknamed ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders,’’ conducted a 
grueling campaign through the jungles of northern 
Burma, involving five major and 30 minor engagements, 
which successfully disrupted Japanese supply and com-
munications lines; 
Whereas on D-Day, Special Operations Forces units played 
key roles in the Normandy landings, including Naval 
demolition units clearing obstacles from the beaches and 
Army Rangers scaling the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc; 
Whereas at Omaha Beach, Major General Norman Cota 
shouted ‘‘Rangers, lead the way!’’ to soldiers of the 5th 
Battalion, coining the Rangers’ future motto; 
Whereas, on July 6, 1964, during the Battle of Nam Dong, 
Captain Roger C. Donlon, commander of a 12-man Army 
Special Forces team of Green Berets, led a successful de-
fense against a much-larger Viet Cong and North Viet-
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namese army attack, for which Captain Donlon was 
awarded the first Medal of Honor awarded during the 
Vietnam War; 
Whereas during the NATO bombing campaign in Serbia and 
Kosovo, Air Force commandos rescued an F–117A pilot 
who was shot down near Belgrade on March 27, 1999, 
and an F–16 pilot who was shot down in western Serbia 
on May 2, 1999; 
Whereas, on May 2, 2011, members of the elite SEAL Team 
6 flew into Pakistan undetected and stormed a fortified 
compound in Abbottabad and killed al-Qaeda leader 
Osama Bin Laden; and 
Whereas October 2015 would be an appropriate month to 
designate as Special Operations Forces Appreciation 
Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of Special Operations Forces Appreciation 
Month in order to honor members of United States Special 
Operations Forces for their service and sacrifice on behalf 
of the United States. 
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