,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #abh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ai1 #bjac ,mr4 ,hunter 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,turner1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 and ,mr4 ,stivers7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces on the occasion of the #ajth anniversary of the start of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn4 ,whereas in ,public ,law #ajg-bdc 7,h4,j4 ,res #aad of the #ajgth ,congress71 the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate authorized the ,president to use the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces as the ,president determined to be necessary and appropriate against ,iraq2 ,whereas1 on ,march #ai1 #bjjc1 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces began military operations in ,iraq1 with the objective of disarming and removing ,saddam ,hussein and his regime2 ,whereas1 on ,april #i1 #bjjc1 with the removal of a statue of ,saddam ,hussein in ,firdos ,square in ,baghdad by members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and ,iraqi civilians1 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and coalition forces effectively neutralized the ,iraqi ,army just three weeks after ground operations began2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bb1 #bjjc1 after refusing to surrender1 ,saddam ,hussein's sons ,uday ,hussein and ,qusay ,hussein were killed in a firefight with members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in ,mosul2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ac1 #bjjc1 acting on information provided through coordinated intelligence activity1 members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces captured ,saddam ,hussein in ,tikrit2 ,whereas in #bjjd1 in direct response to an insurgent uprising in ,fallujah1 approximately #ae1jjj members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and coalition forces entered the insurgent stronghold and reclaimed the city2 ,whereas1 on ,october #ae1 #bjje1 the new ,constitution of ,iraq was ratified and two months later the first election for the ,iraqi ,council of ,representatives was facilitated2 ,whereas1 on ,june #g1 #bjjf1 in a significant blow to the insurgent campaign1 a ,united ,states ,air ,force airstrike near ,baquba killed ,abu ,musab al-,zarqawi1 the leader of al-,qaeda in ,iraq2 ,whereas1 on ,january #aj1 #bjjg1 with the number of members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in ,iraq totaling approximately #adj1jjj1 a surge of #ba1jjj ,american troops was announced under the banner of ,a ,new ,way ,forward2 ,whereas1 on ,june #a1 #bjjg1 in what was called ,the ,awakening1 ,sunni tribe members joined the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and coalition forces in targeting militants in ,anbar ,province and other locations1 leading to a significant decrease in insurgent violence2 ,whereas1 on ,september #a1 #bjjh1 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in ,anbar ,province formally transferred security responsibilities to ,iraqi forces2 ,whereas1 on ,february #a1 #bjji1 reductions in the number of members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces serving in ,iraq began2 ,whereas1 on ,june #cj1 #bjji1 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces withdrew from ,baghdad and other cities in accordance with the ,status of ,forces ,agreement between the ,united ,states and the ,government of ,iraq2 ,whereas1 on ,march #g1 #bjaj1 with the support of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and coalition forces1 ,iraqi parliamentary elections are held under the control of ,iraqi security forces1 with voter turnout registering above #fj percent2 ,whereas in ,september #bjaj1 the remaining combat forces of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces departed from ,iraq1 prompting the redesignation of the contingency operation from ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom to ,operation ,new ,dawn2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ah1 #bjaa1 all remaining members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces departed from ,iraq2 ,whereas between ,march #bjjc and ,december #bjaa1 more than #a4e million members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces served in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn2 ,whereas #d1dhf members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn and more than #cb1jjj members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces were wounded during almost nine years of military operations in ,iraq2 ,whereas four ,medals of ,honor1 the highest ,united ,states award for military valor1 were awarded for service in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn2 ,whereas at least #cbg ,silver ,stars1 #ba ,navy ,crosses1 and #ae ,distinguished ,service ,crosses were awarded to members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces for gallantry in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn2 and ,whereas ,march #ai1 #bjac1 is the #ajth anniversary of the start of ,united ,states military operations in ,iraq as ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 extends its gratitude to the more than #a4e million members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 from both the regular and reserve components of the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,force1 ,marine ,corps1 ,coast ,guard1 and ,merchant ,marine1 who served in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn2 7#b7 recognizes the success of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in operations against a dangerous and determined enemy2 7#c7 recognizes the tremendous personal sacrifice of the members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces who served in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn1 many of whom were committed to multiple deployments away from loved ones1 and the contributions of military families on the homefront2 7#d7 pays tribute to the #d1dhf members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces who lost their lives in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,new ,dawn2 and 7#e7 commits itself to honoring the memory of these heroes for their courage and sacrifice4