119-hres743

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 743 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 743

 Supporting the designation of ``Operation Enduring Freedom Day'' to 
 honor the service, sacrifice, and courage of the men and women who 
 served in Operation Enduring Freedom, their families, and those who 
 lost their lives or were wounded in the conflict.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 18, 2025

Ms. Malliotakis submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Armed Services

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 RESOLUTION

 Supporting the designation of ``Operation Enduring Freedom Day'' to 
 honor the service, sacrifice, and courage of the men and women who 
 served in Operation Enduring Freedom, their families, and those who 
 lost their lives or were wounded in the conflict.

Whereas, on September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the extremist group 
 al-Qaida hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against 
 targets in the United States;
Whereas two of the airplanes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade 
 Center in New York City, a third into the Pentagon in Arlington, 
 Virginia, and the fourth crashed in a field in Shanksville, 
 Pennsylvania, resulting in a total of nearly 3,000 innocent people 
 killed;
Whereas, on that same evening, President George W. Bush delivered a televised 
 address from the White House declaring, ``Terrorist attacks can shake 
 the foundation of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the 
 foundations of America. These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent 
 the steel of American resolve.'', and President Bush said ``We will make 
 no distinction between the terrorists who committed [horrific] acts and 
 those who harbor them'';
Whereas, on October 7, 2001, President George W. Bush ordered the military to 
 begin an operation that would be designated as ``Operation Enduring 
 Freedom'' to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and destroy Osama 
 bin Laden's terrorist network, and, within two months, United States 
 forces removed the Taliban from operational power, but the war 
 continued;
Whereas, for 20 years the men and women of the Armed Forces fought bravely, and 
 during that period 1,926 military personnel were killed by hostile 
 action and 535 by nonhostile action, and 20,752 were wounded;
Whereas the honorable and brave souls who fought and died and were wounded 
 during Operation Enduring Freedom, those who are missing, and those who 
 died since from the consequences of that war, deserve the eternal 
 gratitude and respect of this Nation, to be expressed on a special day 
 to be selected at a later date and remembered every year in perpetuity 
 and dedicated as ``Operation Enduring Freedom Day'' as an official day 
 of recognition and honor;
Whereas the men and women who served with dedication, honor, and pride during 
 Operation Enduring Freedom, both in country and in support of those in 
 harm's way, as well as those protecting our freedoms at home and 
 throughout other parts of the world at that time, deserve the eternal 
 gratitude and respect of this Nation;
Whereas the families whose loved ones gave their lives for our country during 
 Operation Enduring Freedom deserve the eternal gratitude and respect of 
 this Nation; and
Whereas the families of those men and women who came home with the physical and 
 emotional wounds of Operation Enduring Freedom and committed to a 
 lifetime of care and support for their loved one deserve the eternal 
 gratitude and respect of this Nation: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the designation of ``Operation Enduring 
 Freedom Day'' to honor the service, sacrifice, and courage of 
 the men and women who served in Operation Enduring Freedom, 
 their families, and those who lost their lives or were wounded 
 in the conflict;

    (2) urges the American people to observe Operation Enduring 
 Freedom Day with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and 
 activities to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of 
 veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and their families; and

    (3) recognizes the importance of preserving the memory of 
 Operation Enduring Freedom and expressing gratitude to those 
 who served, ensuring their sacrifices are honored in 
 perpetuity.
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