[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 332 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 332

  Recognizing the United States Military Academy on its bicentennial.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2002

  Mr. Shimkus (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of 
  North Carolina, Mr. McHugh, and Mrs. Kelly) submitted the following 
  concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the United States Military Academy on its bicentennial.

Whereas many of the Founding Fathers, particularly George Washington, supported 
        the establishment of a national military academy to teach the technical 
        arts of war;
Whereas on March 16, 1802, the United States Military Academy was established at 
        West Point, New York, a location that George Washington called the key 
        to the continent because of its strategic importance during the 
        Revolutionary War, to promote scientific education among, and attract a 
        diverse array of young men into, the military leadership of the United 
        States;
Whereas Sylvanus Thayer served as the superintendent of the United States 
        Military Academy from 1817 until 1833, during which time he established 
        a strong academic program, demanded strict adherence to discipline, and 
        emphasized moral and ethical conduct;
Whereas the United States Military Academy was the first school in the United 
        States to teach engineering, and produced graduates who were responsible 
        for the construction of many of the Nation's first railroads, harbors, 
        bridges, roads, and canals;
Whereas graduates of the United States Military Academy taught many of the first 
        engineering courses offered at colleges and universities in the United 
        States;
Whereas Douglas MacArthur served as the superintendent of the United States 
        Military Academy from 1919 until 1922 and sought to modernize the 
        Academy and prepare it for the challenges of the 20th century;
Whereas graduates of the United States Military Academy have served with 
        character and distinction in every war and military action in which the 
        United States has been engaged since the War of 1812;
Whereas 74 of the recipients of the Medal of Honor were graduates of the United 
        States Military Academy;
Whereas the supervisor of the Panama Canal project and the director of the 
        Manhattan Project were graduates of the United States Military Academy;
Whereas President Ulysses S. Grant and President Dwight D. Eisenhower were 
        graduates of the United States Military Academy;
Whereas graduates of the United States Military Academy have served in Federal, 
        State, and local government, including as members of the Senate and 
        House of Representatives of the United States;
Whereas dozens of graduates of the United States Military Academy have served as 
        astronauts, including Edward H. White, II, the first American to walk in 
        space, and Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., and David R. Scott, who both 
        walked on the moon;
Whereas many graduates of the United States Military Academy have served in 
        industry, providing the managerial and technical expertise to make the 
        free enterprise system of the United States admired worldwide;
Whereas the United States Military Academy has provided an opportunity for 
        thousands of men and women of all races, religions, and cultures to 
        receive an education and begin a life of service to the Army and the 
        United States; and
Whereas the motto of the United States Military Academy, ``Duty, Honor, 
        Country'', exemplifies the spirit of the Republic: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress recognizes the United States Military Academy on its 
bicentennial for instilling outstanding leadership skills in its 
graduates, upholding the highest virtues of the people of the United 
States, and providing 58,000 graduates with the skills necessary to 
serve the Army, the United States, and friends of freedom and liberty 
worldwide.
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