Bill Text: DE HCR48 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Welcoming Home The Members Of The Delaware Army National Guard's 262nd Component Repair Company And Expressing The General Assembly's Sincere Appreciation For Their Heroic Service In Iraq.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-24 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT [HCR48 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2009-HCR48-Draft.html
SPONSOR: |
Rep. Brady & Rep. Atkins & Rep. Jaques; on behalf of all Representatives & Sen. Bunting; on behalf of all Senators |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 48 |
WELCOMING HOME THE MEMBERS OF THE DELAWARE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD'S 262nd COMPONENT REPAIR COMPANY AND EXPRESSING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THEIR HEROIC SERVICE IN IRAQ. |
WHEREAS, in September, 2008, the Delaware Army National Guard's 262nd Component Repair Company, headquartered in Dagsboro, was sourced for deployment to augment Oregon's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team; and
WHEREAS, in November, 2008, the 262nd was notified that its mission would be conducting Convey Security Operations in southern Iraq, providing security for logistics convoys throughout the theater; and
WHEREAS, over the next six months, the members of the 262nd completed extensive pre-mobilization training, including several Army Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills, in Delaware, Fort Indian Gap, Pennsylvania, and Camp Roberts, California; and
WHEREAS, in May, 2009, the Soldiers of the 262nd were deployed to Fort Stewart, Georgia, for an additional eight weeks of training before their departure to Kuwait in July, 2009; and
WHEREAS, after becoming proficient on three different vehicle platforms and completing driver courses, convoy security lane training, weapons live fire drills and advanced medical exercises, the 262nd was deployed to Tallil, Iraq, to conduct security operations; and
WHEREAS, over the next nine months, the unit's convoy security mission took the Soldiers of the 262nd to numerous Contigency Operation Bases in southern Iraq, including Baghdad, Al Asad, Taji, Balad, Kalsu, Scania, Delta, Echo, Cedar, Basrah, Bucca and COB Adder; and
WHEREAS, the 262nd's four Convoy Escort Teams completed nearly 150 convoy security missions between August 1, 2009, and April 6, 2010, securing more than 5,800 personnel and over 4000 logistic vehicles while covering more than 250,000 miles through some of the most dangerous routes in Iraq; and
WHEREAS, the maintenance section of the 262nd maintained over 70 vehicles throughout the deployment without missing a single mission; and
WHERAS, during deployment, the members of the 262nd received enemy attacks from small arms fire, indirect fire, improvised explosive devices and explosively formed projectiles; and
WHEREAS, the Soldiers of 262nd served with honor and distinction during their deployment, being awarded eleven Bronze Star Medals, one hundred and fourteen Army Commendation Medals, fifteen Army Achievement Medals, twenty-nine Drivers Badges and seventy six Combat Action Badges; and
WHEREAS, all 140 members of the 262nd have returned home safely to their families and loved-ones.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 145 General Assembly of the
State of
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that all members of the 145th General Assembly of the State
of
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, upon passage, a suitably prepared and duly authenticated copy of this Concurrent Resolution be presented to Major General Francis S. Vavala, Adjutant General of the Delaware National Guard, and Captain Gary J. Nelson, Commander of the Delaware Army National Guard's 262 Component Repair Company.
SYNOPSIS
This House Concurrent Resolution welcomes home the
members of the Delaware Army National Guard's 262nd Component
Repair Company and expresses the General Assembly's sincere appreciation for
their heroic service in |