2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 174
BY SENATORS MORRISH AND PEACOCK
A RESOLUTION
To commend the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for two hundred forty
years of steadfast, determined, and courageous service.
WHEREAS, the United States Army and the United States Army Corps of Engineers
were formed by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, and June 16, 1775, respectively,
and for the ensuing two hundred forty years both have served the United States of America
with great courage and distinction; and
WHEREAS, both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have
evolved greatly during their long and glorious existence, and both have adapted greatly in
order to always accomplish their missions and serve this nation faithfully; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of the United
States that performs land-based military operations, and it has preserved the peace and
security of this nation from its birth and defended it in perilous times; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a U.S. federal agency under the
Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of over thirty-seven thousand
civilian and military personnel; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army has remained a strong protector of this country, serving
bravely, and never questioning its civilian oversight as it fought many times in conflicts such
as the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the
Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Global War On Terror; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has played a major role in all of
America's wartime struggles, but the Corps also became a leader in national flood control
projects, a major provider of hydroelectric energy, and the major first responder to domestic
natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army is currently composed of the regular Army, the Army
Reserve, and the Army National Guard, and with the adoption of the total force policy,
reserve component soldiers have taken a more active role in U.S. military operations in the
Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq; and
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WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers teams with the U.S. Army to support American
forces in heavy combat areas with forward engineer support teams working in frontline
positions with infantry and combat engineers; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have served this
nation gallantly, on foreign shores and in the homeland, always placing the needs of the
country and its people before their own.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby extend its highest commendations for and sincerest congratulations to the U.S.
Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for their glorious accomplishments and
successes during a storied two hundred forty year history.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
secretary of the U.S. Army.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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