[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 343 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 343

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the week of December 19, 2005 
           should be designated ``Thank Our Defenders Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 21, 2005

 Mr. Sessions submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the week of December 19, 2005 
           should be designated ``Thank Our Defenders Week''.

Whereas, ever since our Nation was founded, the members of our military, 
        soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, Coast Guard personnel, active duty, 
        Guard, and reserve, have played a critical role protecting America's 
        vital interests and spreading peace throughout the world;
Whereas more than 193,000 troops in the Persian Gulf region are courageously 
        fighting insurgents and helping to establish democracies in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan;
Whereas 19,000 servicemen and servicewomen are stationed in Afghanistan, 
        fighting Al-Qaeda and providing security for the people of that 
        fledgling nation;
Whereas over 30,000 troops are protecting American interests and maintaining 
        peace on the Korean peninsula;
Whereas, in total, nearly 300,000 brave men and women are actively serving on 
        the soil of 120 foreign countries and on the high seas, fighting 
        terrorists and making sacrifices for American citizens and families; and
Whereas, thanks to their tireless efforts, a brutal dictatorship in Iraq and an 
        oppressive regime in Afghanistan have given way to emerging democratic 
        societies: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That with gratitude it is the sense of the Senate that 
the week of December 19, 2005 should be designated ``Thank Our 
Defenders Week.''
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