To recognize and honor the heroes of the Fort Stewart, Georgia, shooting on August 6, 2025.
H. Res. 652 is a House of Representatives resolution introduced on August 15, 2025, to recognize and honor the heroes of a shooting incident at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on August 6, 2025. The resolution specifically commends six named soldiers—First Sgt. Joshua Arnold, Master Sgt. Justin Thomas, Staff Sgt. Melissa Taylor, Staff Sgt. Robert Pacheco, Sgt. Aaron Turner, and Sgt. Eve Rodarte—for acting decisively to subdue the shooter and protect their fellow service members, thereby enabling medical aid to be administered and preventing additional loss of life. It also extends heartfelt wishes for a swift and full recovery to those injured. The text situates Fort Stewart within its historical context and emphasizes the soldiers’ bravery as exemplary of military service. The measure is ceremonial and non-binding, with no funding or policy changes attached, and was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.