[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING ARMY SPECIALIST MONICA L. BROWN

  Mr. SALAZAR. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 91, which was 
submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 91) honoring Army 
     Specialist Monica L. Brown, of Lake Jackson, Texas, extending 
     gratitude to her and her family, and pledging continuing 
     support for the men and women of the United States Armed 
     Forces.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SALAZAR. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements 
relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 91) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 91

       Whereas Monica Brown, a medic serving in the 782nd Brigade 
     Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, was deployed to 
     Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom;
       Whereas members of the United States Armed Forces were 
     attacked by a roadside bomb in the eastern Paktia province in 
     Afghanistan on April 25, 2007;
       Whereas Specialist Monica L. Brown, at age 19, ran through 
     insurgent gunfire to save the lives of fellow wounded 
     soldiers injured after the roadside bomb tore through their 
     convoy of humvees;
       Whereas Monica Brown is 1 of 25,109 women currently serving 
     in the Armed Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 1 of 350,000 
     women serving in the United States Army;
       Whereas Monica Brown is the first woman in Afghanistan and 
     only the second female member of the Armed Forces since World 
     War II to receive the Silver Star, the Nation's third-highest 
     medal for valor; and
       Whereas the thoughts and prayers of Congress and the people 
     of the United States remain with the families of all the 
     members of the Armed Forces who are fighting to ensure the 
     Nation's freedom and safety: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) honors Monica L. Brown, a Specialist in the United 
     States Army, who risked her life to save the lives of her 
     fellow wounded soldiers while serving in the Global War on 
     Terror in Afghanistan, and recognizes her for her bravery and 
     heroism;
       (2) extends its deepest gratitude to Monica L. Brown and 
     her family in Lake Jackson, Texas; and
       (3) pledges its continued support for the men and women of 
     the United States Armed Forces.

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