[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7866]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Armed 
Services Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 13 and that the Senate then proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 13) honoring the 
     service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed 
     Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation 
     Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New 
     Dawn.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. 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 I further ask unanimous consent 
that all Senators be listed as cosponsors of this resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 13) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 13

       Whereas over 2,000,000 members of the United States Armed 
     Forces have deployed to theaters of war since the 
     commencement of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom, and Operation New Dawn;
       Whereas hundreds of thousands of members of the United 
     States Armed Forces have deployed for multiple tours of duty, 
     leaving their homes, their families, and in many cases, their 
     civilian jobs;
       Whereas more than 5,500 members of the United States Armed 
     Forces have made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States 
     while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan;
       Whereas tens of thousands of members of the United States 
     Armed Forces have been seriously wounded in the line of duty 
     while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan;
       Whereas the members of the United States Armed Forces who 
     have participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn have answered the call 
     to duty of the United States, serving bravely and nobly and, 
     in most cases, without fanfare or acclaim;
       Whereas those members of the United States Armed Forces and 
     veterans have personified the virtues of patriotism, service, 
     duty, courage, and sacrifice; and
       Whereas the people of the United States recognize the 
     service and sacrifices made by those members of the United 
     States Armed Forces and veterans, as well as their families: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) honors the members of the United States Armed Forces 
     who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring 
     Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn; and
       (2) calls on the people of the United States to reflect on 
     the service of those members of the United States Armed 
     Forces and veterans and to hold those members and veterans in 
     a special place of honor, both now and in the future.

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