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House
Resolution
103
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
103
BY
COLLINS
A
Resolution
calling
upon
the
United
States
Congress
1
to
support
efforts
to
recognize
all
United
States
2
troops
who
served
in
Honduras
from
1981
to
1992.
3
WHEREAS,
the
House
of
Representatives
believes
4
military
members
and
veterans
who
serve
or
have
served
5
in
hostile
environments
should
be
recognized;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
military
maintained
a
7
presence
in
Honduras
throughout
and
beyond
the
1980s,
8
providing
training
to
and
conducting
military
exercises
9
with
the
host
nation’s
military;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
buildup
and
presence
of
United
States
11
troops
served
as
a
deterrent
to
Nicaraguan
aggression
12
in
the
region
and
also
a
means
of
building
up
support
13
for
democratic
values
via
civil
action
in
Honduran
14
communities;
and
15
WHEREAS,
United
States
troops
were
equipped
with
16
live
ammunition
and
assisted
the
Honduran
military
in
17
training
and
combat
support
capacities;
and
18
WHEREAS,
United
States
troops
reported
experiencing
19
hostile
fire
and
imminent
danger;
and
20
WHEREAS,
at
least
one
United
States
service
member
21
received
a
Purple
Heart
for
injuries
sustained
as
a
22
result
of
terrorist
activity
while
serving
in
Honduras
23
in
1990;
and
24
WHEREAS,
United
States
troops
lost
their
lives
25
while
conducting
various
military
duties
while
in
26
Honduras
due
to
terrorist
activity
and
other
hazardous
27
circumstances;
NOW
THEREFORE,
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H.R.
103
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
1
the
House
of
Representatives
calls
upon
the
United
2
States
Congress
to
support
efforts
to
issue
an
Armed
3
Forces
Expeditionary
Medal,
or
similar
recognition
of
4
having
served
in
an
area
of
hostility,
to
all
United
5
States
troops
who
served
in
Honduras
from
1981
to
6
1992;
and
7
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Chief
Clerk
of
8
the
House
of
Representatives
shall
forward
copies
of
9
this
resolution
to
the
President
of
the
United
States
10
Senate,
the
Speaker
of
the
United
States
House
of
11
Representatives,
the
Majority
and
Minority
Leaders
of
12
the
United
States
Senate,
the
Majority
and
Minority
13
Leaders
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
14
and
to
each
member
of
the
Iowa
congressional
15
delegation.
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