[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 28 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S979]
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8--RECOGNIZING WOMEN SERVING IN THE UNITED 
                          STATES ARMED FORCES

  Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                             S. Con. Res. 8

       Whereas women have served with distinction in the United 
     States Armed Forces since the American Revolution and have 
     made significant and lasting contributions to the security of 
     the United States;
       Whereas in 2011, women comprise nearly 16 percent of the 
     United States Armed Forces and serve in positions of 
     responsibility in the active and reserve components of the 
     Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, as 
     compared with less than 5 percent in 1976 when women were 
     first integrated into the service academies;
       Whereas women serve at the highest levels in the Department 
     of Defense and other governmental organizations contributing 
     to the defense of the United States; and
       Whereas the accomplishments of generations of women have 
     contributed to the history of the United States Armed Forces 
     and to the strength of the United States: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) recognizes the importance of women to national defense 
     throughout the history of the United States; and
       (2) encourages the people of the United States to honor 
     women who have served and who continue to serve the United 
     States in the United States Armed Forces.

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