[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3444-S3445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 213--CONGRATULATING THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE

  Mr. LOTT (for Mr. Helms (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Faircloth, 
Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Warner, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Smith of New Ham, Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Robb, Mr. Levin, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Ashcroft, 
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Hagel, Mr.

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Coats, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Lieberman, 
Mr. Lott, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Stevens)) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 213

       Whereas the United States Army Reserve was created by 
     statute on April 23, 1908;
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve was the first of the 
     Federal reserve forces created by Congress;
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve has played a major 
     role in the defense of this country for 90 years;
       Whereas many notable Americans have served with distinction 
     in the United States Army Reserve, including Presidents Harry 
     S Truman and Ronald W. Reagan, the current Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Henry H. Shelton, Brigadier 
     General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Major General William J. 
     Donovan (Director of the Office of Strategic Services during 
     World War II), Drs. Charles H. Mayo and William J. Mayo, and 
     Captain Eddie Rickenbacker;
       Whereas the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Strom 
     Thurmond, who received the Purple Heart for injuries received 
     while participating in the Normandy invasion with the 82d 
     Airborne Division on D-Day, served with distinction in the 
     United States Army Reserve for 36 years, rising to the rank 
     of Major General;
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve contributed more 
     than 160,000 soldiers to the United States Army during World 
     War I;
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve was recognized by 
     General George C. Marshall for its unique and invaluable 
     contributions to the national defense during World War II;
       Whereas more than 240,000 soldiers from the United States 
     Army Reserve were called to active duty during the Korean 
     War;
       Whereas 35 units of the United States Army Reserve were 
     sent to Vietnam, where they served honorably and well;
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve contributed more 
     than 90,000 soldiers to Operations Desert Storm and Desert 
     Shield in 1990 and 1991;
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve has contributed more 
     than 70 percent of the reserve soldiers mobilized in support 
     of Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard in Bosnia;
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve constitutes a very 
     high percentage of the mission essential combat support and 
     combat service support forces of the Army;
       Whereas the Army cannot go to war without the 1,100,000 
     trained Ready Reserve and Retired Reserve personnel of the 
     United States Army Reserve;
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve is a community-based 
     force with over 1,200 facilities in communities across the 
     United States; and
       Whereas the United States Army Reserve has made these 
     contributions to the security of our country in return for a 
     very small percentage of the Army budget: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the United States Army Reserve on the 
     occasion of the 90th anniversary of its establishment on 
     April 23, 1998;
       (2) recognizes and commends the United States Army Reserve 
     for the selfless and dedicated service of its past and 
     present citizen-soldiers who have preserved the freedom and 
     national security of the United States; and
       (3) recognizes Strom Thurmond, the President Pro Tempore of 
     the Senate, for 36 years of service with distinction in the 
     United States Army Reserve.

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