[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 312 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 312

  To honor the United States military astronauts who flew to the Moon 
 while on duty with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 1994

Mr. Hall of Texas submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  To honor the United States military astronauts who flew to the Moon 
 while on duty with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Whereas on May 25, 1961, the President of the United States established a goal 
        for the country to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth 
        before the end of the decade;
Whereas, in furtherance of that goal, 24 American astronauts flew 9 missions to 
        the Moon and 12 of them landed on and explored its surface;
Whereas 20 of these astronauts were on active duty military status during their 
        mission to the Moon;
Whereas 15 of these astronauts never achieved two-star Flag rank during their 
        military career; and
Whereas conferring such rank would be an appropriate recognition of the bravery, 
        valor, and accomplishments of these military officers in helping the 
        United States achieve a critical national goal: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Colonel Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), Colonel Frank Borman (Apollo 8), 
Brigadier General Charles Moss Duke, Jr. (Apollo 16), Colonel James 
Benson Irwin (Apollo 15), Colonel Stuart Allen Roosa (Apollo 14), 
Colonel David Randolph Scott (Apollo 15), and Lieutenant Colonel Alfred 
Merrill Worden (Apollo 15) are hereby promoted to the rank of Major 
General in the United States Air Force and shall enjoy all of the 
rights and privileges that such rank entails, and that Captain Alan 
LaVern Bean (Apollo 12), Captain Eugene Andrew Cernan (Apollo 10 and 
Apollo 17), Captain Charles Conrad, Jr. (Apollo 12), Captain Ronald 
Ellwin Evans (Apollo 17), Captain Richard Francis Gordon, Jr. (Apollo 
12), Captain James Arthur Lovell, Jr. (Apollo 8 and Apollo 13), Captain 
Edgar Dean Mitchell (Apollo 14), and Captain John Watts Young (Apollo 
10 and Apollo 16) are hereby promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in 
the United States Navy and shall enjoy all of the rights and privileges 
that such rank entails.
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