[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 75 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.J. Res.75

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven


                            Joint Resolution


 
   To confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed 
                   Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.

Whereas the United States has never before conferred status as an 
  honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on an individual, 
  and such status is and should remain an extraordinary honor not 
  lightly conferred nor frequently granted;
Whereas the lifetime of accomplishments and service of Leslie Townes 
  (Bob) Hope on behalf of United States military servicemembers fully 
  justifies the conferring of such status;
Whereas Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope is himself not a veteran, having 
  attempted to enlist in the Armed Forces to serve his country during 
  World War II, but being informed that the greatest service he could 
  provide the Nation was as a civilian entertainer for the troops;
Whereas during, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and 
  the Persian Gulf War and throughout the Cold War, Bob Hope traveled 
  to visit and entertain millions of United States servicemembers in 
  numerous countries, on ships at sea, and in combat zones ashore;
Whereas Bob Hope has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the 
  Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Distinguished Service Medal of 
  each of the branches of the Armed Forces, and more than 100 citations 
  and awards from national veterans service organizations and civic and 
  humanitarian organizations; and
Whereas Bob Hope has given unselfishly of his time for over a half 
  century to be with United States servicemembers on foreign shores, 
  working tirelessly to bring a spirit of humor and cheer to millions 
  of servicemembers during their loneliest moments, and thereby 
  extending for the American people a touch of home away from home: 
  Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress--
        (1) extends its gratitude, on behalf of the American people, to 
    Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope for his lifetime of accomplishments and 
    service on behalf of United States military servicemembers; and
        (2) confers upon Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope the status of an 
    honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.