PRINTER'S NO. 3281
No. 614 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLI, ARGALL, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER,
BISHOP, BOYD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CIVERA, CLYMER,
COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK,
FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE,
GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART,
HARKINS, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
HUTCHINSON, JAMES, W. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION, KORTZ, KOTIK,
KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
McILHATTAN, MENSCH, METCALFE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MILNE,
MOUL, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN,
O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYTON, PEIFER, PETRI, PETRONE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REED,
REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI,
SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, S. H. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, SURRA, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO,
WATSON, WHEATLEY, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK,
BOBACK, TURZAI AND D. O'BRIEN, FEBRUARY 28, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 28, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 23, 2008, as "United States Army Reserve Day"
2 in Pennsylvania, in celebration of the 100th birthday of the
3 United States Army Reserve, honoring its commitment,
4 dedication and service to America, and wishing it and our
5 soldiers continued support.
6 WHEREAS, In 1908, the nation's leaders knew that the most up-
7 to-date medical experience resided in the civilian sector, which
8 created the first reservoir of trained officers in a reserve
9 status, known as the Medical Reserve Corps; and
10 WHEREAS, Today, more than 59% percent of the United States
11 Army's medical assets lie within the Army Reserve; and
1 WHEREAS, In 1916 the Congress of the United States passed the
2 National Defense Act, creating the Officers' Reserve Corps (ORC)
3 and the Enlisted Reserve Corps; and
4 WHEREAS, In both World Wars, reserve soldiers answered the
5 call of duty; and
6 WHEREAS, In World War I, 89,500 reserve officers were
7 mobilized, and during World War II, 200,000 members of the ORC
8 participated, in which reserve officers provided 29% of the
9 Army's officers; and
10 WHEREAS, In 1952, legislation renamed the ORC as the Army
11 Reserve and then divided it into three reserves, an individual
12 Ready Reserve, a Standby Reserve and a Retired Reserve; and
13 WHEREAS, Legislation also provided that reserve units have 24
14 training days and up to 17 days of annual training; and
15 WHEREAS, The Army Reserve has been an integral part of
16 numerous conflicts, with more than 70 Army Reserve units
17 deployed to the Korean Peninsula, more than 84,000 soldiers
18 providing combat support during Operations Desert Shield and
19 Desert Storm, and others providing support in Somalia, Haiti,
20 Bosnia, Kosovo, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Noble
21 Eagle and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
22 WHEREAS, The role of the Army Reserve has changed over time,
23 and has moved from a strategic reserve to an operational force;
24 and
25 WHEREAS, The Army Reserve also provides resources and
26 training to first-responder organizations across the nation,
27 trains soldiers, implements national objectives, keeps the Army
28 mobile and enables the Army to do more with fewer resources; and
29 WHEREAS, The Army Reserve makes up 20% of the Army's
30 organized units, but provides one-half of the Army's combat
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1 support and one-fourth of its mobilization base expansion
2 capabilities; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
4 23, 2008, as "United States Army Reserve Day" in Pennsylvania,
5 in celebration of the 100th birthday of the United States Army
6 Reserve, honor its service to America and wish it and our
7 soldiers another century of continued support.
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