[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S6676]
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                OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM VETERANS DAY

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate 
now proceed to S. Res. 472.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 472) designating October 7, 2012, as 
     ``Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Enzi 
amendment at the desk be agreed to, that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble, as amended, be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2870) was agreed to, as follows:

 (Purpose: To update the number of patriots in the United States Armed 
     Forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in 
                              Afghanistan)

       In the fifth whereas clause, strike ``nearly 1,800'' and 
     insert ``some 2,000''.

  The resolution (S. Res. 472) was agreed to.
  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 472

       Whereas the initial volley of Operation Enduring Freedom 
     took place in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, and October 7, 
     2012, marks the eleventh anniversary of the war;
       Whereas Operation Enduring Freedom, launched in response to 
     the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on 
     September 11, 2001, targeted al-Qaida and the Taliban 
     protectors of al-Qaida in Afghanistan;
       Whereas Operation Enduring Freedom is the longest ongoing 
     war in which the United States is involved;
       Whereas the wounded warriors who have served in Operation 
     Enduring Freedom carry the scars of war, both seen and 
     unseen;
       Whereas some 2,000 patriots in the United States Armed 
     Forces have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in 
     Afghanistan;
       Whereas the war in Afghanistan should not fade from the 
     hearts and minds of the people of the United States; and
       Whereas the ongoing sacrifices made by the men and women of 
     the Armed Forces should be recognized and honored: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 7, 2012, as ``Operation Enduring 
     Freedom Veterans Day'';
       (2) honors the brave men and women who gave their lives 
     while serving the United States in Operation Enduring 
     Freedom; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to salute 
     the more than half a million men and women who have served 
     bravely in Afghanistan to preserve our shared security and 
     freedom.

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