[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 925 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 925

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 21, 2010.
Whereas aviators in the Armed Forces, including pilots, navigators, bombardiers, 
        weapons control officers, and other aircraft crew members, have served 
        the United States with great courage and distinction in every major 
        conflict during the 20th and 21st centuries;
Whereas thousands of aviators in the Armed Forces have been forced down while 
        performing their missions, as a result of hostile action, mechanical 
        failures, or other problems;
Whereas many of these aviators overcame long odds and great hardships to return 
        to their units and resume their service to the United States;
Whereas some of these aviators tried to evade enemy forces, but were captured, 
        and some of these aviators were compelled to endure arduous confinement, 
        retaliation, and even death as a result of their efforts to evade 
        capture or escape;
Whereas these aviators faced the added responsibility of maintaining the secrecy 
        of their escape and evasion methods in order to protect the lives of 
        people who assisted them and other aviators; and
Whereas the need to maintain secrecy initially may have prevented these aviators 
        from being publically recognized for their meritorious service in 
        avoiding capture, in escaping from captivity, or for their efforts to 
        escape: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
            (1) aviators in the United States Armed Forces who, as a result of 
        hostile action, mechanical failures, or other problems, were forced to 
        evade or escape enemy capture, were captured but subsequently escaped to 
        return to their units and resume their service to the United States, or 
        were compelled to endure arduous confinement, retaliation, and even 
        death as a result of their efforts to evade capture or escape should be 
        publically recognized for their extraordinary service; and
            (2) the Secretaries of the military departments should consider 
        these aviators for appropriate recognition within their branch of the 
        Armed Forces.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.