[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 68 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4881]
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 RECOGNITION OF SACRIFICE AND DEDICATION OF ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN 
                       NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to S. Res. 278, which was submitted earlier today by Senators 
Lott and Helms.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 278) calling upon all Americans to 
     recognize on this Memorial Day, 2002, the sacrifice and 
     dedication of our Armed Forces and civilian national security 
     agencies.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
and preamble be agreed to; that the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table; and that any statements relating to the resolution be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 278) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 278

       Whereas, in Afghanistan and elsewhere, members of our Armed 
     Forces and civilian national security agencies are today 
     fighting and dying to keep Americans safe and free from 
     terrorist attacks;
       Whereas, the American defenders of democracy who have given 
     their lives in Afghanistan and elsewhere, joined in eternal 
     life those who were murdered by terrorists in New York, 
     Pennsylvania, and Virginia on September 11, 2001, on the USS 
     COLE, at the Khobar Towers, at the American Embassies in 
     Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, and in other unprovoked sneak 
     attacks;
       Whereas it is fitting and essential on this Memorial Day, 
     2002, to remember the sacrifices made by these defenders who 
     now lie in hallowed ground throughout the world;
       Whereas, living under the threat of further terrorist 
     attacks on this day, Americans everywhere are called upon to 
     realize that the members of our Armed Forces and civilian 
     national security agencies live with this threat every day 
     that they serve and answer the call to duty;
       Whereas, like all important conflicts, the war against 
     terrorism is prosecuted daily in small engagements by 
     courageous volunteers, far from home, against a deadly and 
     elusive enemy;
       Whereas the members of our Armed Forces and civilian 
     national security agencies have displayed capability, 
     determination, and valor that has shocked and surprised 
     America's terrorist enemies; and
       Whereas the continuing success of our forces has resulted 
     in the steady, inexorable eradication of terrorists whose 
     inveterate hostility to our liberty and way of life continues 
     unabated: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) Americans everywhere should, on Memorial Day, 2002, 
     observe a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time 
     and raise a hand in salute to those members of our Armed 
     Forces and civilian national security agencies, near and far, 
     who have answered the call of duty and willingly placed 
     themselves in harm's way on our behalf; and
       (2) this should be done as an expression of the respect, 
     pride, and admiration felt by every American and by every 
     person liberated through the courageous sacrifice and valiant 
     toil of the forces of the United States and its allies in 
     this noble struggle.

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