[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 695 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 695

 Commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers and donors for 
making it possible for World War II veterans to travel to the Nation's 
   capital to visit the World War II Memorial created in their honor.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 30 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

    Mrs. Dole (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
  Stevens, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. McConnell) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers and donors for 
making it possible for World War II veterans to travel to the Nation's 
   capital to visit the World War II Memorial created in their honor.

Whereas, in 2004, nearly 60 years after World War II ended, veterans of that war 
        and all those who supported the war effort at home received recognition 
        for their service, sacrifice, and victory by the dedication of the 
        national World War II Memorial located on the National Mall in 
        Washington, District of Columbia;
Whereas many veterans of World War II who fought with courage and valor for the 
        United States are now in their 80s and 90s, and have not had the 
        opportunity, or the ability because of physical or financial 
        limitations, to visit the Nation's capital to see the World War II 
        Memorial for themselves;
Whereas Jeff Miller of North Carolina and Earl Morse of Ohio created the Honor 
        Flight Network to enable World War II veterans to travel to the 
        Memorial;
Whereas the Honor Flight Network, now operating in communities in more than 30 
        States, is a grassroots, nonprofit organization that uses commercial and 
        chartered flights to send veterans on all-expenses paid trips to 
        Washington, District of Columbia;
Whereas the Honor Flights, as those trips are called, are staffed by volunteers 
        and funded by donations;
Whereas former Senator Bob Dole, himself a wounded veteran of World War II, led 
        the fundraising campaign to build the Memorial and often greets veterans 
        arriving at the Memorial through the Honor Flight Network;
Whereas, of the 16,000,000 veterans who served in World War II, an estimated 
        2,500,000 are alive today, and those veterans are dying at a rate of 
        more than 900 a day; and
Whereas the Honor Flight Network is working against time to thank the Nation's 
        World War II veterans for their service: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate expresses deepest appreciation to the 
Honor Flight Network and the Network's volunteers and donors for 
honoring the Nation's World War II veterans with an opportunity to 
visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, District of Columbia.
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