[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S14024]
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                        SUPPORTING VETERANS DAY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to S. Res. 370.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 370) supporting and encouraging 
     greater support for Veterans Day each year.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the 
preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid on the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 370) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 370

       Whereas veterans of service in the United States Armed 
     Forces have served the Nation with honor and at great 
     personal sacrifice;
       Whereas the American people owe the security of the Nation 
     to those who have defended it;
       Whereas, on Memorial Day each year, the Nation honors those 
     who have lost their lives in service to the Nation;
       Whereas, on Veterans Day each year, the Nation honors those 
     who have defended democracy by serving in the Armed Forces;
       Whereas the observance of Memorial Day and Veterans Day is 
     an expression of faith in democracy, faith in American 
     values, and faith that those who fight for freedom will 
     defeat those whose cause is unjust;
       Whereas section 116(a) of title 36, United States Code, 
     provides that ``The last Monday in May is Memorial Day'' and 
     section 116(b) of that title requests the President to issue 
     a proclamation each year calling on the people of the United 
     States to observe Memorial Day by praying, according to their 
     individual religious faith, for permanent peace, designating 
     a period of time on Memorial Day during which the people may 
     unite in prayer for a permanent peace, calling on the people 
     of the United States to unite in prayer at that time, and 
     calling on the media to join in observing Memorial Day and 
     the period of prayer;
       Whereas section 4 of the National Moment of Remembrance Act 
     (Public Law 106-579) provides, ``The minute beginning at 3:00 
     p.m. (local time) on Memorial Day each year is designated as 
     the `National Moment of Remembrance' ''; and
       Whereas Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
     provides that ``Memorial Day, the last Monday in May'' and 
     ``Veteran's Day, November 11'' are legal public holidays: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) encourages the people of the United States to 
     demonstrate their support for veterans on Veterans Day each 
     year by treating that day as a special day of reflection; and
       (2) encourages schools and teachers to educate students on 
     the great contributions veterans have made to the country and 
     its history, both while serving as members of the United 
     States Armed Forces and after completing their service.

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