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GA SR1124
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/27/2018
Primary Sponsor
Ed Harbison
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate recognizes and honors the 12-man Special Forces team of Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 595 from Fort Campbell, deployed to Afghanistan immediately after September 11, 2001
- ODA 595, known as the "Horse Soldiers," partnered with the Afghan Northern Alliance and rode horses to navigate Central Asian terrain, achieving in weeks what was expected to take months or years
- The team liberated more than 50 villages, towns, and cities across six Northern Provinces; destroyed more than 200 bunkers, vehicles, tanks, and artillery pieces; and killed or captured more than 5,000 Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters
- A 16-foot bronze statue called "America's Response Monument" honoring the Horse Soldiers stands at Liberty Park on the south side of Ground Zero in New York City
- The Secretary of the Senate is directed to make copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution
Legislative Description
Special Forces Soldiers; valiant service; sent to Afghanistan in immediate aftermath of September 11; recognize
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
3/27/2018
Full Bill Text
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