[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25775]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 305--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING 
                           VETERANS DAY 2005

  Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
Alexander, Mr.  Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, 
Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Burr, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Chafee, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Craig, 
Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dayton, Mr. DeMint, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. 
Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, 
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, 
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. 
Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McCain, Ms. Mikulski, 
Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of 
Nebraska, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, 
Mr. Salazar, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
Voinovich, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 305

       Whereas tens of millions of Americans have served in the 
     Armed Forces of the United States during the past century;
       Whereas hundreds of thousands of Americans have given their 
     lives while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States 
     during the past century;
       Whereas the contributions and sacrifices of the men and 
     women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States have been vital in maintaining our freedom and way of 
     life;
       Whereas the more than 700,000 brave Americans who have 
     sacrificed their lives while serving in the Armed Forces of 
     the United States have ensured that the Nation, which is 
     founded on the principles of freedom, justice, and democracy, 
     shall endure;
       Whereas Armistice Day was first proclaimed by President 
     Woodrow Wilson in 1919 to commemorate the November 11, 1918, 
     armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers that 
     ended the fighting of World War I;
       Whereas on June 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower 
     signed into law the Act proclaiming November 11 as Veterans 
     Day (Public Law 83-380);
       Whereas on October 8, 1954, in anticipation of the first 
     nationwide observance of Veterans Day, President Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower issued a Presidential proclamation regarding 
     Veterans Day, which states, ``[o]n that day let us solemnly 
     remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, 
     on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve 
     our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to 
     the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts 
     shall not have been in vain'';
       Whereas veterans play important roles in communities 
     throughout the United States;
       Whereas it is important to preserve the memory of the 
     veterans of the Nation and to teach every generation about 
     the sacrifices that all veterans have made in securing and 
     preserving the freedom that all Americans enjoy today;
       Whereas the United States is in a time of conflict that 
     highlights the incommensurable sacrifices the brave men and 
     women of our Armed Forces have made and continue to make for 
     our Nation and its principles of freedom, justice, and 
     democracy;
       Whereas as of October 2005, there were 433,398 new veterans 
     from the present conflict who bravely defended America;
       Whereas November 11 is a day of solemn reflection on, and 
     commemoration of, the contributions of those who have served 
     and defended the Nation, especially those who gave the 
     ultimate sacrifice to secure the freedoms enjoyed by all 
     citizens; and
       Whereas it is proper that the Senate observe the day with 
     appropriate tributes, commemorations, and reflection even 
     when it conducts the Nation's business: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate--
       (1) that those that have died in war serving the Nation, 
     and the veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, 
     living and dead, are to be honored for their contributions 
     and sacrifices to preserve the Nation and the principles of 
     freedom, justice, and democracy that all Americans hold dear;
       (2) that Veterans Day 2005 should be commemorated with 
     appropriate tributes to all veterans of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States for their contributions and sacrifices, and 
     most especially to those who made the ultimate sacrifice; and
       (3) that all Americans are encouraged to join the Senate in 
     honoring and paying tribute to veterans of the Armed Forces 
     of the United States on Veterans Day and throughout the year.

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