[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 190 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 190

  Commending General Eric Shinseki of the United States Army for his 
           outstanding service and commitment to excellence.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 27 (legislative day, June 26), 2003

Mr. Akaka (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Warner, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Dodd, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kennedy, 
    Mr. Feingold, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of 
  Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. 
 Clinton, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Dayton, Ms. 
    Murkowski, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hagel, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Stevens) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Commending General Eric Shinseki of the United States Army for his 
           outstanding service and commitment to excellence.

Whereas General Eric Shinseki, the Army's 34th Chief of Staff, retired in June 
        2003, from active military duty after 37 distinguished years of service;
Whereas General Shinseki, a native of Hawaii, graduated from the United States 
        Military Academy, West Point, in 1965 and served in a variety of 
        assignments, including 2 combat tours in Vietnam, and was wounded twice 
        in combat while serving his country;
Whereas General Shinseki has been awarded the Defense Distinguished Service 
        Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with oak leaf 
        clusters), Bronze Star Medal with ``V'' Device (with 2 oak leaf 
        clusters), Purple Heart (with oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service 
        Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal 
        (with oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal, Parachutist Badge, 
        Ranger Tab, Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge, 
        Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, and the Army Staff 
        Identification Badge;
Whereas General Shinseki has spent the last 4 years of his career in the highest 
        position attainable in the Army and has proven himself a tremendous 
        leader who has demonstrated unselfish devotion to this Nation and the 
        soldiers he leads;
Whereas General Shinseki focused the Army on improved readiness in preparation 
        for war and transformed the Army into the lean, agile, lethal fighting 
        force that achieved victories during Operations Enduring Freedom and 
        Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas General Shinseki provided the vision to set the Army on a path of 
        transformation that will provide the Nation with an Army that is more 
        lethal, agile, deployable, and flexible; capable of fighting and winning 
        this Nation's wars in all future threat environments.
Whereas General Shinseki exemplifies the trademark characteristics exhibited by 
        all great leaders and is a remarkable man of integrity, courage, and 
        honor;
Whereas General Shinseki is an American hero who has been selfless in his 
        service to his country through war, peace, and personal trial, and 
        epitomizes the spirit of aloha; and
Whereas John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States once said, 
        ``When at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment of 
        each one of us--recording whether in our brief span of service we 
        fulfilled our responsibilities, we will be measured by the answers to 4 
        questions--were we truly men of courage . . . were we truly men of 
        judgment . . . were we truly men of integrity . . . were we truly men of 
        dedication?'' and whereas when history looks back at the Army's 34th 
        Chief of Staff, it will be clear that this was truly a man of courage, 
        judgment, integrity, and dedication: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,

SECTION 1. COMMENDATION.

    The Senate--
            (1) thanks General Eric Shinseki of the United States Army 
        on behalf of a grateful Nation; and
            (2) commends General Eric Shinseki for his extraordinary 
        dedication to service to this great country and for his 
        lifetime of commitment to excellence.

SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF RESOLUTION.

    The Senate directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an 
enrolled copy of this resolution to General Eric Shinseki.
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