[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15221-15222]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 593--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
 UNITED STATES SHOULD LEAVE NO MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES UNACCOUNTED 
            FOR IN THE WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN

  Mr. TOOMEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services:

                              S. Res. 593

       Whereas the United States is a Nation of great honor and 
     integrity;
       Whereas the United States has made a sacred promise to 
     members of the Armed Forces who are deployed overseas in 
     defense of this country that their sacrifice and service will 
     never be forgotten; and
       Whereas the United States can never thank the proud members 
     of the Armed Forces enough for what they do for this country 
     on a daily basis: Now, therefore, be it

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       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) believes that abandoning the search efforts for members 
     of the Armed Forces who are missing or captured in the line 
     of duty now or in the future is unacceptable;
       (2) believes that the United States has a responsibility to 
     keep the promises made to members of the Armed Forces who 
     risk their lives on a daily basis on behalf of their fellow 
     Americans;
       (3) supports the United States Soldier's Creed and the 
     Warrior Ethos, which state that ``I will never leave a fallen 
     comrade''; and
       (4) believes that, while the United States is beginning the 
     strategic withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan, the United 
     States must continue to fulfill these important promises to 
     any member of the Armed Forces who is in a missing status or 
     captured as a result of service in Afghanistan now or in the 
     future.

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