[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25522]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF PELELIU

  Mr. BURNS. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
consideration of H.J. Res. 102, which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (H.J. Res. 102) recognizing the 60th 
     anniversary of the battle of Peleliu and the end of the 
     Imperial Japanese control of Palau during World War II and 
     urging the Secretary of the Interior to work to protect the 
     historic sites of the Peleliu Battlefield National Historic 
     Landmark and to establish commemorative programs honoring the 
     Americans who fought there.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BURNS. This Senator recognizes a good friend of mine from 
Billings, MT who was involved in Peleliu with the U.S. Marine Corps.
  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 related thereto be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 102) was read the third time and 
passed.
  The preamble was agreed to.

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