[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5679]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 107--HONORING MILITARY CHILDREN DURING THE NATIONAL 
                      MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD

  Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
Manchin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Whitehouse, 
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Warner, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
Sanders, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Chambliss) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 107

       Whereas more than 2,000,000 men and women are demonstrating 
     their courage and commitment to freedom by serving in the 
     Armed Forces of the United States;
       Whereas 43.9 percent of members of the Armed Forces, when 
     deployed away from their permanent duty stations, leave 
     families with children behind;
       Whereas no one feels the effect of deployments more than 
     the children of deployed members of the Armed Forces;
       Whereas, as of March 2013, 4,802 children had lost a parent 
     serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
     Freedom;
       Whereas the daily struggles and personal sacrifices of 
     children of members of the Armed Forces too often go 
     unnoticed;
       Whereas countless children live with a parent who is a 
     member of the Armed Forces and who bears a visible or 
     invisible wound of war;
       Whereas the children of members of the Armed Forces are a 
     source of pride and honor to the people of the United States 
     and it is fitting that the United States recognize their 
     contributions and celebrate their spirit;
       Whereas the National Month of the Military Child, observed 
     in April each year, recognizes military children for their 
     sacrifices and contributes to demonstrating the unconditional 
     support of the United States for members of the Armed Forces;
       Whereas, in addition to programs of the Department of 
     Defense to support military families and military children, 
     various programs and campaigns have been established in the 
     private sector to honor, support, and thank military children 
     by fostering awareness and appreciation for the sacrifices 
     and the challenges they face; and
       Whereas a month-long salute to military children will 
     encourage support for those organizations and campaigns 
     established to provide direct support for military children 
     and families: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) joins the Secretary of Defense in honoring the children 
     of members of the Armed Forces and recognizes that those 
     children also share in the burden of protecting the United 
     States; and
       (2) urges the people of the United States to join with the 
     military community in observing the National Month of the 
     Military Child with appropriate ceremonies and activities 
     that honor, support, and thank military children.

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