[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16444]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 294--DESIGNATING OCTOBER 26, 2015, AS DAY OF THE 
                                DEPLOYED

  Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Heitkamp, and 
Mr. Peters) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 294

       Whereas more than 2,000,000 individuals serve as members of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States;
       Whereas several hundred thousand members of the Armed 
     Forces rotate each year through deployments to 150 countries 
     in every region of the world;
       Whereas more than 2,700,000 members of the Armed Forces 
     have deployed to the area of operations of the United States 
     Central Command since the September 11, 2001 terrorist 
     attacks;
       Whereas the United States is kept strong and free by the 
     loyal military personnel from the total force (the regular 
     components, the National Guard, and the Reserves), who 
     protect the precious heritage of the United States through 
     their declarations and actions;
       Whereas members of the Armed Forces serving at home and 
     abroad have courageously answered the call to duty to defend 
     the ideals of the United States and to preserve peace and 
     freedom around the world;
       Whereas members of the Armed Forces personify the virtues 
     of patriotism, service, duty, courage, and sacrifice;
       Whereas the families of members of the Armed Forces make 
     important and significant sacrifices for the United States; 
     and
       Whereas the Senate designated October 26 as ``Day of the 
     Deployed'' in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 26, 2015, as ``Day of the 
     Deployed'';
       (2) honors the deployed members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States and the families of the members;
       (3) calls on the people of the United States to reflect on 
     the service of those members of the Armed Forces, wherever 
     the members serve, past, present, and future; and
       (4) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     Day of the Deployed with appropriate ceremonies and 
     activities.

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