[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16582]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE LIFE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND LEGACY OF LOUIS ZAMPERINI

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
531 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 531) honoring the life, 
     accomplishments, and legacy of Louis Zamperini and expressing 
     condolences on his passing.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Feinstein amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; the resolution, 
as amended, be agreed to; the preamble be agreed to; and the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3971) was agreed to, as follows:

                (Purpose: To amend the resolving clause)

       The resolving clause is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3).

  The resolution (S. Res. 531), as amended, was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 531

       Whereas Louis Silvie ``Lou'' Zamperini was born on January 
     26, 1917, to Anthony and Louise Zamperini, in Olean, New 
     York;
       Whereas Louis Zamperini represented the United States in 
     the 1936 Olympics in Berlin as a distance runner;
       Whereas Louis Zamperini graduated from the University of 
     Southern California in 1940 and enlisted in the United States 
     Army Air Corps in 1941, earning the rank of lieutenant;
       Whereas in May 1943, Louis Zamperini's B-24 bomber 
     malfunctioned and crashed during a search-and-rescue mission 
     over the Pacific Ocean, leaving him and 2 other individuals 
     stranded;
       Whereas Louis Zamperini survived for 47 days adrift in a 
     life raft with Second Lieutenant Russell Phillips before 
     being captured by Japanese forces and placed in a prisoner of 
     war camp;
       Whereas for more than 2 years, during his imprisonment, 
     Louis Zamperini endured brutal treatment and forced labor 
     with courage and resilience;
       Whereas upon the conclusion of World War II, Louis 
     Zamperini was released from the prisoner of war camp in 
     September 1945;
       Whereas Louis Zamperini was promoted to captain and awarded 
     multiple distinguishing military honors, including the Purple 
     Heart, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Prisoner of 
     War Medal;
       Whereas Louis Zamperini was given the honor of carrying the 
     Olympic flame in 1984, 1996, and 1998;
       Whereas in the years after World War II, Louis Zamperini 
     traveled as an inspirational public speaker, using his 
     experiences to inspire a message of forgiveness;
       Whereas the airport in Torrance, California, was named 
     ``Zamperini Field'' in honor of Louis Zamperini; and
       Whereas Louis Zamperini leaves a legacy as a national hero 
     and an inspiration to future generations: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Louis 
     Zamperini and;
       (2) extends heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the 
     family of Louis Zamperini.

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