[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. Res. 255 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 255

              To honor Admiral Jeremy M. ``Mike'' Boorda.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 1996

Mr. Lott  (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cohen, 
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
 Smith, Mr. Exon, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. McCain, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Levin, 
  Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bradley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
   Dorgan, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Simon, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
  Glenn, Mr. Reid, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Robb, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
 Ford, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Pell, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
  Leahy, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. 
Moseley-Braun) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
              To honor Admiral Jeremy M. ``Mike'' Boorda.

Whereas Admiral Jeremy M. ``Mike'' Boorda was the 25th Chief of Naval 
        Operations;
Whereas, as the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Boorda commanded the foremost 
        Navy in the World;
Whereas Admiral Boorda's career in the Navy reflected his lifelong dedication to 
        the United States and to the principles he held dear--duty, honor, and 
        commitment;
Whereas Admiral Boorda is the only member of the Navy ever to rise from the 
        lowest enlisted grade to the position of Chief of Naval Operations, and 
        this rise gave him a full and unique perspective on the opportunities 
        and obligations of command;
Whereas this perspective instilled in Admiral Boorda an unwavering concern for 
        the members of the Navy and their families;
Whereas, as Commander-in-Chief of NATO forces in Southern Europe, Admiral Boorda 
        ordered the first offensive use of deadly force in the history of NATO, 
        an air strike in February 1994 against four Bosnian Serb aircraft flying 
        in violation of a United Nations ban on such flights;
Whereas Admiral Boorda was a visionary in naval strategy who recognized that 
        circumstances in the post-Cold War era made necessary a strategy that 
        retained a forward presence for the Navy even as it recognized that 
        future Navy operations would most likely occur in the littoral zones of 
        the world;
Whereas this strategy, which Admiral Boorda called ``Forward...From the Sea'', 
        will serve as the basis for Navy strategy well into the 21st century;
Whereas Admiral Boorda was a visionary in naval technology who spearheaded 
        programs for the development of the arsenal ship, the new attack 
        submarine, theater ballistic missile defense, and cooperative engagement 
        capabilities;
Whereas these programs, and many others spearheaded by Admiral Boorda, put the 
        Navy on the cutting edge of technology and did so in an efficient, 
        affordable, flexible manner;
Whereas Admiral Boorda recognized the need for the Navy to develop a strategy 
        for utilizing emerging technology effectively and developed in response 
        to that need the plan known as ``20/20 Vision'', a long-range plan for 
        the acquisition and utilization of technology in the future in order to 
        achieve the strategic objectives of the United States; and
Whereas it is fitting that Admiral Boorda be remembered as he described Admiral 
        Arleigh Burke when saying that ``...he defined what it means to be a 
        naval officer: relentless in combat, resourceful in command, and revered 
        by his crews...He was, indeed, a sailor's sailor.'': Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate honors Admiral Jeremy M. ``Mike'' Boorda 
for a career that included extraordinary contributions to the defense 
of the United States and a singular commitment to the members of the 
Navy and thereby exemplified all the best qualities in an officer in 
the United States Navy.
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