A resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of United States Army Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard and United States Army Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, who were killed in action in Palmyra, Syria, in a targeted assault against United States service members on December 13, 2025.

SRES 572 is a symbolic Senate resolution honoring U.S. Army Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard (29, Marshalltown, Iowa) and Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar (25, Des Moines, Iowa), both members of the Iowa Army National Guard, who were killed in action during a December 13, 2025, terrorist assault in Palmyra, Syria. The resolution formally recognizes their service and sacrifice, extends condolences to their families, condemns the attack, and expresses gratitude for the bravery of responding forces. As a commemorative resolution, it has no policy or funding implications - it solely serves to honor the soldiers’ memory and support their families through formal Senate recognition.