[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16746]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          GOLD STAR WIVES DAY

  The resolution (S. Res. 654) designating December 18, 2010, as ``Gold 
Star Wives Day'' was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 654

       Whereas the Senate has always honored the sacrifices made 
     by the spouses and families of the fallen members of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States;
       Whereas the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. represents the 
     spouses and families of the members and veterans of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States who have died on active duty or 
     as a result of a service-connected disability;
       Whereas the primary mission of the Gold Star Wives of 
     America, Inc. is to provide services, support, and friendship 
     to the spouses of the fallen members and veterans of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States;
       Whereas, in 1945, the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. was 
     organized with the help of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt to assist 
     the families left behind by the fallen members and veterans 
     of the Armed Forces of the United States;
       Whereas the first meeting of the Gold Star Wives of 
     America, Inc. was in 1945;
       Whereas December 18, 2010, marks the 65th anniversary of 
     the incorporation of the Gold Star Wives of America;
       Whereas the members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States bear the burden of protecting freedom for the 
     United States; and
       Whereas the sacrifices of the families of the fallen 
     members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States 
     should never be forgotten: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates December 18, 2010, as ``Gold Star Wives 
     Day'';
       (2) honors and recognizes--
       (A) the contributions of the members of the Gold Star Wives 
     of America, Inc.; and
       (B) the dedication of the members of the Gold Star Wives of 
     America, Inc. to the members and veterans of the Armed Forces 
     of the United States; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     ``Gold Star Wives Day'' to promote awareness of--
       (A) the contributions and dedication of the members of the 
     Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. to the members and veterans 
     of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (B) the important role the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. 
     plays in the lives of the spouses and families of the fallen 
     members and veterans of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States.

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