[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN WAR AND THE SERVICE BY 
                      MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 446, Senate 
Joint Resolution 39.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the joint resolution by 
title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S.J. Res. 39) recognizing the 50th 
     anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of 
     the Armed Forces during such war, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the immediate 
consideration of the joint resolution.
  Mr. GRAMS. I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution be read 
the third time and passed, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the 
resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 39) was read the third time and 
passed.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The joint resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                             S. J. Res. 39

       Whereas on June 25, 1950, Communist North Korea invaded 
     South Korea with approximately 135,000 troops, thereby 
     initiating the Korean War;
       Whereas on June 27, 1950, President Harry S Truman ordered 
     military intervention in Korea;
       Whereas approximately 5,720,000 members of the Armed Forces 
     served during the Korean War to defeat the spread of 
     communism in Korea and throughout the world;
       Whereas casualties of the United States during the Korean 
     War included 54,260 dead (of whom 33,665 were battle deaths), 
     92,134 wounded, and 8,176 listed as missing in action or 
     prisoners of war; and
       Whereas service by members of the Armed Forces in the 
     Korean War should never be forgotten: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     Congress--
       (1) recognizes the historic significance of the 50th 
     anniversary of the Korean War;
       (2) expresses the gratitude of the people of the United 
     States to the members of the Armed Forces who served in the 
     Korean War;
       (3) honors the memory of service members who paid the 
     ultimate price for the cause of freedom, including those who 
     remain unaccounted for; and
       (4) calls upon the President to issue a proclamation--
       (A) recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and 
     the sacrifices of the members of the Armed Forces who served 
     and fought in Korea to defeat the spread of communism; and
       (B) calling upon the people of the United States to observe 
     such anniversary with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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