H.R. 259 Summary

• Commends Hawaii Army National Guard, Hawaii Army Reserve, and Hawaii Air National Guard personnel for their deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan

• Recognizes the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's deployment from August 2008 to August 2009, including convoy security missions (2,596 total with 1,657,000 miles traveled) and base security operations at Camp Patriot, Camp Virginia, and other locations in Kuwait and Iraq

• Acknowledges the 100th Battalion 442nd Infantry Regiment (Army Reserve) for conducting 1,700 combat missions spanning 1.2 million miles and providing critical combat support operations throughout the Kuwait and Iraq theaters

• Honors the Hawaii Air National Guard units including the 154th Security Forces Squadron (secured 150,000 acres at Sather Air Base Baghdad), 201st Combat Communications Group (125 personnel deployed), 154th Civil Engineering Squadron, and 204th Airlift Squadron for their contributions to military operations

• Expresses gratitude and extends aloha to all Hawaii service members for their service, bravery, and sacrifice in defense of the nation