[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6655-S6656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 186--CONDEMNING THE MURDER OF ARMY PRIVATE WILLIAM 
     ANDREW ``ANDY'' LONG AND THE WOUNDING OF ARMY PRIVATE QUINTON 
EZEAGWULA, WHO WERE SHOT OUTSIDE THE ARMY-NAVY CAREER CENTER IN LITTLE 
                     ROCK, ARKANSAS ON JUNE 1, 2009

  Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Lieberman) submitted

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the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 186

       Whereas on June 1, 2009, Private William Andrew ``Andy'' 
     Long, aged 23, of Conway, Arkansas, was murdered outside the 
     Army-Navy Career Center in Little Rock, Arkansas;
       Whereas on June 1, 2009, Private Quinton Ezeagwula, aged 
     18, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was wounded by gunfire outside 
     the Army-Navy Career Center in Little Rock, Arkansas;
       Whereas there are more than 1,400,000 active component and 
     more than 1,200,000 reserve component members of the Armed 
     Forces protecting the United States;
       Whereas there are more than 8,000 Army and Army Reserve 
     recruiters and more than 7,000 Navy recruiters serving at 
     more than 1,500 military recruiting stations and centers in 
     United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Europe;
       Whereas the men and women of the Armed Forces risk their 
     lives every day to preserve the freedoms cherished by people 
     in the United States;
       Whereas service in the Armed Forces demands extraordinary 
     sacrifices from service members and their families and often 
     places service members in harm's way;
       Whereas members of the Armed Forces are the targets of 
     violence not only abroad but in the United States as well; 
     and
       Whereas such violence is reprehensible and must not be 
     tolerated: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) offers its condolences to the family of Private William 
     Andrew ``Andy'' Long;
       (2) hopes for a full recovery for Private Quinton 
     Ezeagwula;
       (3) urges swift prosecution to the fullest extent of the 
     law of the perpetrator or perpetrators of this senseless 
     shooting;
       (4) urges the people of the United States to join the 
     Senate in condemning acts of violence; and
       (5) honors the service and sacrifice of all men and women 
     in the Armed Services who protect and defend our freedom 
     every day.

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