[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 191 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 191

 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor 
                            of Joyce Kilmer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 1993

    Mrs. Byrne introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor 
                            of Joyce Kilmer.

Whereas Joyce Kilmer inspired lovers of poetry the world over through his 
        positive prose;
Whereas Joyce Kilmer, a symbol of twentieth century American culture, has 
        enriched the art of poetry;
Whereas Joyce Kilmer authored countless poems that hold fast in many memories 
        which ring true to this day;
Whereas he valiantly served his country during World War I, first as a volunteer 
        in the Sixty-Ninth Regiment, United States Army National Guard;
Whereas he served as a member of the ``Irish Brigade,'' which had a long and 
        rich line of service in the history of our nation and was among the 
        first to battle in France;
Whereas Joyce Kilmer, struck by the tragedy of the sinking of the Lusitania on 
        May 7, 1915, opined in one of his greatest poems ``The White Ships and 
        the Red,'' the sorrow and the tragedy that is war;
Whereas Joyce Kilmer, at his request, was transferred to the Regimental 
        Intelligence Section and bravely served with distinction as a scout on 
        the front lines;
Whereas Joyce Kilmer was awarded Croix de Guerre for bravery under fire;
Whereas Joyce Kilmer, poet laureate and defender of freedom, died in action, 
        July 30, 1918; and
Whereas Joyce Kilmer's appreciation for peace, nature and love, as most widely 
        recognized in his sonnet entitled ``Trees,'' served to underscore the 
        innocence and beauty that symbolized a freedom-loving America: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster General 
shall issue a commemorative stamp in honor of Joyce Kilmer. Such a 
stamp shall be issued and sold for such period as the Postmaster 
General shall determine.

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