,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4  
,norman 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,mill] (      
,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,,resolution  ,honor+ ! brave m5 &    
wom5 :o p>ticipat$ 9 ! ,afghani/an      
evacuation 9 #bjba foll[+ ! ,unit$      
,/ates )drawal1 = _! extraord9>y ef=ts &
 exceptional s]vice 9 ! safe evacuation 
( ov] #ag1jjj p f ,taliban-controll$    
,afghani/an1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas !
 ev5ts ( ,augu/ #bjba m>k$ a significant
 turn+ po9t 9 ! hi/ory ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
engagem5t 9 ,afghani/an1 z ! ,nation    
und]w5t a process ( )drawal aft] ov] two
 decades ( milit>y pres5ce2 ,:]eas1 ov] 
! c\rse ( ^? #bj ye>s1 c\ntless m5 &    
wom5 9 uni=m made trem5d\s sacrifices to
 uphold ! pr9ciples ( democracy & fre$om
 :ile also honor+ ! promises made to !  
,afghan p to build a saf] & m prosp]\s  
c\ntry2 ,:]eas among ^! exceptional     

individuals 7 ! #ac individuals :o      
p>ticipat$ 9 ! ,afghani/an evacuation 9 
#bjba1 s]v+ z a beacon ( hope &         
demon/rat+ unwav]+ d$ication to ! ideals
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 :5 ! f9al   
)drawal 0 ann\nc$1 ,*ad ,robi*aux knew  
he ne$$ to act1 z 8 combat int]pret]1   
,azizullah ,aziz1 :o _h sav$ 8 life on  
c\ntless occasions ?r\gh\t 8 #h         
deploym5ts to ,afghani/an z "p ( a ,jo9t
 ,special ,op]ations ,task ,=ce1 0 n[   
be+ hunt$ & t>get$ by ! ,taliban = help+
 him2 ,:]eas1 det]m9$ to save 8 loyal   
fri5d1 ,*ad emb>k$ on a mission t w\ld  
br+ toge!r #ab mod]n-day av5g]s1 all    
,special ,op]ations vet]ans1 & #a       
det]m9$ woman to drop ev]y?+ & rescue   
,aziz & 8 family f ,afghani/an1 & )\t   
hesitation1 ea* memb] ( ! team agre$ to 
jo9 ! d>+ mission2 ,:]eas1 9 a matt] (  
h\rs1 ,*ad ,robi*aux assembl$ a team &  
made a crucial call to ,s>ah ,v]>do1 !  
wife ( a cata/rophically w\nd$ soldi] f 
8 s]vice 9 ,afghani/an1 :o miracul\sly  
secur$ _! way to ,hamid ,k>zai          

,int]national ,airport 7,,hkia7 9       
,kabul1 ,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ! #ab-man   
team quickly mobiliz$1 ) ,*ad head+ to  
,abu ,dhabi1 ,unit$ ,arab ,emirates1 to 
e/abli% a humanit>ian c5t] = evacuees1 &
 mean:ile1 ,tim ,k5n$y1 ,kev9 ,r\rke1   
,sean ,gabl]1 & ,dave ,johnson head$ =  
,,hkia itself1 sett+ up a comm& c5t] at 
,,hkia & non/op rescue op]ations amid/  
,taliban-controll$ t]ritory1 fac+ imm5se
 dang] )\t a ,quick ,reaction ,=ce      
7,,qrf71 & 9 j #aj days1 _! unwav]+     
ef=ts l$ to ! successful rescue ( ov]   
#ab1jjj lives2 ,:]eas1 ev5 9 ! face (   
trem5d\s adv]sity1 ! team's d$ication   
did n wav]2 ,:]eas1 despite ,abbey ,gate
 be+ de/roy$ & ! gates weld$ %ut1 !y    
refus$ to leave1 & ov] ! next #b mon?s1 
!y cont9u$ _! humanit>ian ef=ts         
remotely1 lead+ a coalition to rescue an
 additional #e1jjj individuals ?r\gh    
alt]nate r\tes ar\nd ! region2 ,:]eas _!
 commitm5t & det]m9ation made a         
significant diff]5ce dur+ ?is critical  
"t ( ne$2 ,:]eas ,*ad ,robi*aux's       

mission did n end ) ! evacuation f      
,,hkia1 & aft] team+ up ) ,fell[ ,=ce   
,recon ,m>9e & ,sc\t ,snip]1 ,/aff      
,s]geant ,d5nis ,price1 he emb>k$ on a  
gruel+ #aj-;day1 #ij-mile reconnaissance
 mission along ! ,tajiki/an &           
,afghani/an bord]1 swimm+ into          
,afghani/an e night pa/ ,taliban &      
,*9ese soldi]s 9 ord] to use _! ,special
 ,op]ations exp]i5ce to build evacuation
 r\tes = wom5 & *ildr5 /ill trapp$ 9    
,afghani/an z ,afghan ,comm&os attempt$ 
to move !m to ! ,tajiki/an bord]1 &     
brav+ ! trea*]\s t]ra9 & enc\nt]s )     
=eign milit>ies1 includ+ ,*9ese1        
,russian1 ,tajiki/an1 & ,taliban        
fight]s1 !y successfully e/abli%$ r\tes 
t are /ill 9 use today1 ensur+ m p c\ld 
f9d _! way to safety2 ,:]eas ! valor &  
c\rage display$ by ,*ad ,robi*aux1      
,d5nis ,price1 ,tim ,k5n$y1 ,kev9       
,r\rke1 ,sean ,gabl]1 ,dave ,johnson1   
,s>ah ,v]>do1 ,joe ,rob]t1 ,dan ,/9son1 
,kev9 ,metcalf1 ,nick ,palmisciano1     
,hunt] ,robi*aux1 & ,sean ,lee dur+ !   

,afghani/an evacuation 9 #bjba exemplify
 ! v ess5ce ( ,unit$ ,/ates promises to 
! ,afghan p ?r\gh\t ! #bj ye>s ( w>2    
,:]eas _! actions s]v$ z a p[]ful       
te/am5t to ! unwav]+ loyalty & d$ication
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1 re9=c+ !
 ,nation's role z a beacon ( hope &     
ju/ice on ! global /age1 & _! commitm5t 
to duty & humanity w =ev] be et*$ 9 !   
,congressional ,record z a %9+ example (
 ,unit$ ,/ates h]oism2 ,:]eas1 "u !     
exceptional lead]%ip ( ,=ce ,recon ,m>9e
 ,*ad ,robi*aux1 ?is rem>kable team (   
,special ,op]ation vet]ans took up !    
*>ge to protect & evacuate ov] #ag1jjj  
citiz5s & ,afghan allies f              
,taliban-controll$ ,afghani/an dur+ a "t
 ( unfa?omable dang] & unc]ta9ty2 &     
,:]eas ^! individuals h d$icat$ _! lives
 to protect+ our c\ntry1 putt+ _! own   
lives on ! l9e to safegu>d o!rs1 & _!   
h]oism des]ves great honor3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 on   
behalf ( a grateful ,nation1 recognizes 
& ?anks ^! c\rage\s m5 & wom5 = putt+ _!

 own lives on ! l9e & = _! exempl>y     
s]vice 9 rescu+ ov] #ag1jjj citiz5s &   
,afghan allies f unfa?omable dang]4