[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 81 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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      SENATE RESOLUTION 515--HONORING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
 REACTIVATION IN 1948 OF THE 3D INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
                                  ARMY

  Mr. COTTON submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 515

       Whereas, the 3d Infantry Regiment of the United States Army 
     (commonly known as the ``Old Guard'') (referred to in this 
     preamble as the ``3d Infantry Regiment'')--
       (1) is the oldest active-duty infantry unit of the United 
     States Army; and
       (2) has served the United States since 1784;
       Whereas the 3d Infantry Regiment--
       (1) is the escort to the President and official ceremonial 
     unit of the United States Army; and
       (2) provides security for Washington, District of Columbia, 
     in times of national emergency and civil disturbance;
       Whereas, in 1847, following the valorous performance of the 
     3d Infantry Regiment in the Mexican War, General Winfield 
     Scott gave the unit the moniker of the ``Old Guard'' during a 
     victory parade in Mexico City;
       Whereas the 3d Infantry Regiment has a long history of 
     service, which spans from the Battle of Fallen Timbers to 
     World War II and the Global War on Terrorism;
       Whereas, in its capacity as the official ceremonial unit of 
     the United States Army, the 3d Infantry Regiment is 
     responsible for conducting military ceremonies at the White 
     House, the Pentagon, and national memorials, as well as 
     elsewhere in the capital of the United States;
       Whereas a battalion of the 3d Infantry Regiment is 
     stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Washington, 
     and has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan multiple times 
     during the Global War on Terrorism; and
       Whereas soldiers of 3d Infantry Regiment--
       (1) maintain a 24-hour vigil at the Tomb of the Unknowns;
       (2) provide military funeral escorts at Arlington National 
     Cemetery;
       (3) participate in parades at Fort Myer and Fort Lesley J. 
     McNair; and
       (4) train and are deployed for missions of the United 
     States Army around the world: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate honors the 70th anniversary of 
     the reactivation in 1948 of the 3d Infantry Regiment of the 
     United States.

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