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H. C. R. No. 24 As Enrolled (130th General Assembly) (House Concurrent Resolution Number 24)

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To urge the federal government and in particular the Department of Defense to do everything possible to rescue United States prisoner of war Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio
(The Senate concurring):

WHEREAS, The creed "Leave No Man Behind" has long been part of the spirit and culture of the United States Military; and

WHEREAS, In June 2009, United States Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was captured in Paktika Province, eastern Afghanistan, by men loyal to the Haqqani Network, a militant group based in Pakistan; and

WHEREAS, The Haqqani network has ties to the Afghanistan Taliban, and Sergeant Bergdahl's plight has been a factor in negotiations between the United States and the Taliban; and

WHEREAS, It has been reported that the United States, through the use of drones and other technology, may know the approximate area where Sergeant Bergdahl is being kept; and

WHEREAS, It has been reported that ISI, Pakistan's military intelligence agency, likely knows Sergeant Bergdahl's location; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the 130th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, urge the federal government and in particular the Department of Defense to do everything possible to rescue United States Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, each member of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio.