Bill > SRes572

This resolution honors the memory and service of two United States Army Sergeants, William Nathaniel Howard and Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, who were killed during a terrorist attack on December 13, 2025, while conducting a counter-terrorism mission near Palmyra, Syria, as part of the Iowa Army National Guard. The resolution recognizes that both soldiers were dedicated service members, with Sergeant Howard having served over 11 years in the National Guard and Sergeant Torres-Tovar joining the Guard before his high school graduation in 2019. The Senate resolves to honor their memory and sacrifice, extend sympathy to their families, praise the bravery of the National Guard members and partner forces who responded to the attack, and strongly condemn the terrorist assault. Additionally, the resolution emphasizes the heroism of National Guard volunteers who serve in dangerous conditions, and requests that an official copy of the resolution be transmitted to the families of both fallen soldiers. The attack, believed to be carried out by an Islamic State-affiliated gunman, also resulted in the death of a U.S. civilian interpreter and injuries to three other Iowa National Guard soldiers.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/572/all-info