[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 358 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 358


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2008

                                Received

                             August 1, 2008

              Referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the members of the Nevada Army and Air National Guard and 
  the Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for their dedicated, 
unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and sacrifices to the 
 State of Nevada and the United States during more than five years of 
deployments to and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
                           Enduring Freedom.

Whereas since May 2003, more than 1,600 members of the Nevada Army and Air 
        National Guard have been mobilized and deployed to or in support of 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom;
Whereas since May 2003, more than 1,500 residents of Nevada have been mobilized 
        and deployed to or in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation

              

 Enduring Freedom as members of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force 
Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve;

Whereas those deployments have been marked by the dedicated, unselfish, and 
        professional service and commitment of the members of the reserve 
        components so deployed, as well as by their personal sacrifices;
Whereas members of the 1st Battalion, 221st Cavalry, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, 
        deployed to Fort Irwin, California, from July 2004 to July 2006, and to 
        Iraq from May 2006 to July 2007;
Whereas members of the 321st Signal Company, based in Reno, Nevada, deployed to 
        Kuwait and Iraq from November 2003 to March 2005;
Whereas members of the 777th Engineer Company, based in Henderson, Nevada, 
        deployed to Kuwait from March 2003 to May 2004;
Whereas members of the 1864th Transportation Company, based in Henderson, 
        Nevada, deployed to Kuwait and Iraq from November 2004 to November 2005;
Whereas members of D Company, 113th Aviation, based in Stead, Nevada, deployed 
        to Afghanistan from March 2005 to June 2006;
Whereas members of Detachment 45, Operational Support Airlift, based in Stead, 
        Nevada, deployed to Kuwait from February 2005 to October 2005;
Whereas members of the 593rd Transportation Company, based in Stead, Nevada, 
        deployed to Iraq from July 2006 to October 2007;
Whereas members of the 140th Military Police Detachment, based in Henderson, 
        Nevada, deployed to Iraq from February 2008 to April 2008;
Whereas members of the 152nd Airlift Wing and 152nd Intelligence Squadron based 
        in Reno, Nevada, deployed to Iraq from September 2005 to September 2006, 
        and again from February 2007 to March 2008;
Whereas members of the 192nd Airlift Squadron and 152nd Maintenance Squadron, 
        based in Reno, Nevada, deployed to Puerto Rico from July 2005 to October 
        2005;
Whereas members of the 232nd Operations Squadron, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, 
        are currently deployed in ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress commends the members of the Army National Guard, Air 
National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air 
Force Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve from the State of Nevada for 
their dedicated, unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and 
sacrifices to the State of Nevada and the United States.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.