[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 6 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 6

  Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
  should be issued in honor of Daniel ``Chappie'' James, the Nation's 
               first African-American four-star general.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2003

 Ms. Landrieu submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
  should be issued in honor of Daniel ``Chappie'' James, the Nation's 
               first African-American four-star general.

Whereas General Daniel ``Chappie'' James was a dedicated patriot fighting to 
        defend the United States against foreign enemies while breaching the 
        walls of segregation that existed at the time within the United States 
        Armed Forces;
Whereas General James learned to fly while attending the Tuskegee Institute in 
        Tuskegee, Alabama;
Whereas General James was commissioned in the United States Army Air Corps in 
        January 1943;
Whereas General James was a member and trainer of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the 
        all-black fighter squadron that successfully executed over 200 dangerous 
        missions escorting American bombers over Europe in World War II without 
        losing a single bomber;
Whereas General James bravely flew 101 combat missions over Korea;
Whereas General James courageously and valiantly flew 78 missions into North 
        Vietnam, including leading the Bolo MiG sweep which destroyed seven 
        North Vietnamese MiG-21s, the highest total kill of any one Air Force 
        mission during the Vietnam War;
Whereas General James, as a brigadier general, was named Deputy Assistant 
        Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in 1970;
Whereas General James was promoted to the rank of General and Commander-in-Chief 
        of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in 1975 to 
        become the first African-American four-star general in any of the United 
        States Armed Forces; and
Whereas the issuance of a postage stamp recognizing General James' service and 
        commitment to the United States as well as equality for all Americans 
        will broaden the Nation's knowledge of his achievements and those of the 
        Tuskegee Airmen, his contributions toward destroying racial divisions, 
        and his status as a role model for Americans of all ethnic and racial 
        backgrounds: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That--
            (1) it is the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should 
        be issued by the United States Postal Service in honor of 
        General Daniel ``Chappie'' James; and
            (2) Congress directs the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit a copy of this concurrent resolution to the Postmaster 
        General and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee.
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