[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 667 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 667

   Expressing support for the designation of May as ``Fallen Heroes 
                           Memorial Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2024

 Mr. Tuberville submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for the designation of May as ``Fallen Heroes 
                           Memorial Month''.

Whereas, since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding 
        of the United States, more than 1,300,000 members of the Armed Forces 
        have given their lives for the cause of liberty, both in the United 
        States and around the world;
Whereas the people of the United States owe a profound debt to those who served 
        the Nation in uniform and made the ultimate sacrifice so that their 
        countrymen could live freely;
Whereas the people of the United States have an obligation to honor the memories 
        of the fallen and to commemorate those brave men and women who gave 
        their lives to the cause of freedom;
Whereas Abraham Lincoln said, ``[A]ll that a man hath will he give for his life; 
        and while all contribute of their substance the soldier puts his life at 
        stake, and often yields it up in his country's cause. The highest merit, 
        then is due to the soldier.'';
Whereas, in an address to the Armed Forces in 1945, President Harry S. Truman 
        said, ``Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of 
        our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying 
        gratitude.'';
Whereas the history of Memorial Day began 3 years after the American Civil War, 
        with the Grand Army of the Republic establishing Decoration Day as a day 
        for honoring the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers, 
        with New York being the first to adopt it as a State holiday in 1873, 
        and with all the Union States having adopted it by 1890;
Whereas, in the aftermath of World War I and World War II, Memorial Day became a 
        day to remember and honor all members of the United States Armed Forces 
        who fought and died on behalf of their country;
Whereas Congress made the observance of Memorial Day, at the time still often 
        called Decoration Day, a Federal holiday in 1971; and
Whereas the over 1,300,000 members of the United States Armed Forces who over 
        the centuries gave their lives in service to the people of the United 
        States have earned the enduring respect and gratitude of the Nation: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the more than 1,300,000 veterans who gave their 
        lives in service to the United States;
            (2) recognizes the families and loved ones of the Nation's 
        fallen heroes and lifts them up in prayer;
            (3) urges the people of the United States to reflect on the 
        contributions of these heroes and to honor the memory of those 
        who paid the ultimate sacrifice in securing the blessings of 
        liberty for this country; and
            (4) requests that the President issue an annual 
        proclamation--
                    (A) designating May as ``Fallen Heroes Memorial 
                Month'';
                    (B) affirming the Nation's everlasting gratitude 
                for members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate 
                sacrifice; and
                    (C) calling on the people of the United States to 
                remember and honor our Nation's fallen heroes and to 
                pay tribute to them through volunteering and supporting 
                veteran service organizations.
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