WAR related term(s) Korean War; Persian Gulf Conflict; Vietnamese Conflict; World War I; World War II

Addresses

Memorial Day: Walter Adams, E2143 [9NO]

Memorial Day Observance: Bernard (Bun) Ryan, E1423 [12JY]

———Representative Montgomery, E1232 [13JN]

Navy Swift Boats Retirement Ceremony: Senator Kerry, S8680 [20JN]

U.S. Policy on Armenia: Harry Gilmore, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, S518-S520 [5JA]

Veterans Day: Leighton W. Smith, Jr., S17930 [4DE]

———Representative Shaw, E2158 [10NO]

V-J Day 50th Anniversary Commemoration Service: Senator Heflin, S13136 [8SE]

World War II Commemorative Community Ceremony: George M. Rinkowski, E1884 [29SE]

Almanac

Iadrang Valley Battle During Vietnamese Conflict: Harry G. Summers, Jr., H13243 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Ban Land Mines, S10484 [21JY]

B-2 and the ``Cheap Hawks'', S9946, S10067 [14JY], H8030 [31JY], E1437 [13JY]

Bury Mine Violence, S10481 [21JY]

Churning Through Their Past—With Potomac Trip, Kerry, Vietnam Crew Relive Old Dangers, S8680 [20JN]

Congress Must Ban Mine Sales, S10483 [21JY]

Ease the Threat From Land Mines, S10483 [21JY]

Escape From Dachau—My Own Private V-E Day—For Prisoner B-1317, Salvation Was a U.S. Army Tank, S6240 [8MY]

Fields That Keep Killing, S10482 [21JY]

How Mr. Sam Saved the Draft—One Vote and a Quick Gavel Rescued the Army on the Eve of War, S2934 [22FE]

In Vietnam, Only the Future Matters, S10074 [14JY]

Killers in the Earth, S10482 [21JY]

Korean War—On the Mall, S10789 [27JY]

Land Mines Plague World—Specter Should Lead GOP Senators in Effort To Protect Civilians, S10483 [21JY]

Land-Mine Ban Woes, S10481 [21JY], S11423 [4AU]

Land-Mine Moratorium, S10483 [21JY]

March To Remember—Moving Monument to Korea Veterans Surpasses the Tortured History of Its Design, S10790 [27JY], E1558 [28JY]

Memories of Okinawa—Representative Bobby Stump Recalls His Role in the Historic Battle on Its 50th Anniversary, H5363 [18MY]

Network of Islamic Terrorism Traced to a Pakistan University, H3546 [22MR]

Newlyweds, Killed in Blast, S10483 [21JY]

Out of History, Onto the Mall, Korean War Memorial To Be Dedicated, S10791 [27JY]

P.O.W., H834 [27JA]

Paris To Scrap Some Land Mines in Face of Growing Sentiment, S14703 [29SE]

Pentagon's Mine Games, S18862 [19DE]

Precision Guesswork About the B-2—Do Americans Now Find Their `Moral Economy' Too Taxing To Defend?, H8030 [31JY]

Revolutionary War Soldier Honored, E1378 [30JN]

Sanity May Take Root in Land Mine Debate, S10482 [21JY], S11423 [4AU]

Smithsonian's Insult, E493 [2MR]

Third World (War)?, H15204-H15206 [19DE]

Vermont Unknown Soldier May Serve Again—Legislature Considers Designation for Grave, E1378 [30JN]

World War II Revisited—A Retrospect of V-E Day and the Events Leading up to It, S7401-S7403 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 1809), H5753 [8JN]

American Revolution: authorize the awarding of the Medal of Honor to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the Continental Army (see H.R. 1964), H6656 [29JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953; H.R. 1776), S8821 [21JN], H5690 [7JN]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256; H.R. 945), S1271 [20JA], H1849 [15FE]

Congress: require a cost/benefit analysis for any declaration of war (see H.R. 277), H171 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H164 [9JA]

———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during wartime (see H.R. 2215), H8534 [4AU]

———outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H229 [11JA]

———outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities (see S. 615), S4573 [24MR]

Federal employees: civil service retirement credit for service with the American Red Cross during a time of war (see H.R. 272), H171 [9JA]

———issuance of POW medals to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see S. 83), S49 [4JA]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see S. 1403; H.R. 2041), S16821 [8NO], H7011 [13JY]

Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see S. 1226; H.R. 810), S12959 [8SE], H1157 [2FE]

Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490), H4430 [7AP]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587), H11829 [7NO]

Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2603), H12084 [9NO]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H5607 [25MY]

Taxation: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H4335 [5AP]

VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (see S. 257; H.R. 623), S1271 [20JA], H467 [20JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize with military decorations the meritorious and valorous acts and services of Army personnel in the Pleiku campaign in the Ia Drang Valley (see S. 967), S9097 [26JN]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 940; H.R. 1876), S8550 [16JN], H6082 [16JN]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 254), S1271 [20JA]

———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 73), H5608 [25MY]

———tribute to U.S. Army Air Forces (see S. Res. 156), S10730 [26JY]

———tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 164), S12370 [11AU]

Documents

American Battle Monuments Commission Background Notes: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House), E1207 [8JN]

Epitaph

Seth Warner, S1243 [19JA]

Histories

Iadrang Valley Battle During Vietnamese Conflict, H13243 [17NO]

Missouri (U.S.S.), E2385-E2388 [19DE]

Letters

Antipersonnel landmines: John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, H14795 [13DE]

———Senator Thurmond, S18862 [19DE]

Battleship sailors tribute: Harold Loeffler, E2385 [19DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs' outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities: Charles S. Prigmore, American Ex-Prisoners of War, S4581 [24MR]

Eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines: Daniel P. Reilly, Catholic Bishops of the U.S., S11423 [4AU]

Government disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel: L.F. Carlberg, Dept. of the Air Force, S16406 [31OC]

———Pat W. Dunton, Korean/Cold War Family Association of the Missing, S16405 [31OC]

Hostilities in breakaway Russian region of Chechnya: A. Belavin, V. Drinfeld and B. Feigin, E669 [23MR]

Leaving Hiroshima to future historians: Milton R. Stern, H7542 [24JY]

Military decorations for meritorious services of Army personnel in the Pleiku campaign of the Vietnamese Conflict: Jack Smith, S9099 [26JN]

———Joseph L. Galloway, S9099 [26JN]

Missing Service Personnel Act: Donald A. Sioss, DAV, S1279 [20JA]

———J. Thomas Burch, Jr., National Vietnam Veterans Coalition, S1279 [20JA]

———John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S1279 [20JA]

———Rich Teague, VietNow (organization), S1279 [20JA]

Procedures for determining status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces: David E. Begley, E370 [16FE]

———Dawn D. Lindsey, Task Force Omega, Inc., E370 [16FE]

———Earl P. Hopper, Sr., Task Force Omega, Inc., E369 [16FE]

———Eugene McDaniel, American Defense Institute, E369 [16FE]

———Geoffrey Bruen, E370 [16FE]

———James L. Brazee, Jr., Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., E369 [16FE]

———John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, E369 [16FE]

———Joseph Amerosa, New York State POW/MIA Action Group, E369 [16FE]

———Joseph Wise, Marine Corps League, E369 [16FE]

———Michael Van Atta, Live POW Lobby of America, E370 [16FE]

———Rich Teague, VietNow (organization), E369 [16FE]

U.N. rapid reaction capability: Andre Ouellet, Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, S10252 [18JY]

Veterans treatment: Lois M. Nelson, E1885 [29SE]

Lists

Surviving U.S. battleship commanders, E2230 [20NO]

Memorandums

Government disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel: Harold Brown, S16417, S16418 [31OC]

———Michael Oksenberg, S16417 [31OC]

Yugoslav Government assistance to Croatian secessionists: Petar Sarcevic, E1408 [11JY]

Papers

Government Disclosure of Information Concerning U.S. POW/MIA Personnel: Dept. of Defense, S16406 [31OC]

Poems

``D-Day, 6th of June—Fifty Years Later,'' Rita Rudolph, E1803 [19SE]

``Dulce Et Decorum Est'', S18305 [11DE]

``Korea—Both Sides of the Line,'' Ernst E. Banfield, S6762 [16MY]

``Remembering,'' Thomas J. Boulet, E1274 [16JN]

``Serving Those Who Served,'' Linda A. Trulio, E1124 [25MY]

``This Is V-J Day,'' Maurice Sapienza, S14945-S14947 [10OC]

``Tommy Atkins,'' Rudyard Kipling, H6422 [28JN]

Remarks in House

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 1809), E1207 [8JN]

American Revolution: authorize the awarding of the Medal of Honor to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the Continental Army (H.R. 1964), E1377 [30JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), E1195, E1203 [8JN]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members, H5891 [13JN]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (H.R. 945), H1767 [15FE], H11759-H11762 [2NO], E368 [16FE]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (S. 256), E371 [16FE]

Armenia: blockade by Azerbaijan, H4500 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: use of National Guard in overseas combat, H4437 [1MY]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H3984 [30MR], E1256 [15JN]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (H.R. 2041), H8727 [12SE], E1432 [13JY], E1650 [5AU]

House of Representatives: Prisoners of War exhibit in Cannon House Office Building rotunda, H834 [27JA]

Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units in Laos (H.R. 1490), E859 [7AP]

Jewish War Veterans: anniversary, E2130 [8NO]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: dedication, H7469 [24JY], H7796-H7799 [26JY], H7805 [27JY], H7978 [28JY], H8514 [4AU], E1499 [24JY], E1522, E1527, E1529 [27JY], E1537 [28JY], E1573 [1AU], E1621 [3AU]

Lao Veterans of America (organization): tribute, E1228 [13JN]

Lapeer County, MI: tribute to citizens for contributions during World War II, E1245 [14JN]

Loma Linda, CA: tribute to Native American veterans, E1990, E1997 [20OC]

Memorial Day: observance, E980 [9MY], E1120 [25MY], E1168 [7JN], E1423 [12JY], E2143 [9NO]

Middletown, NJ: anniversary of VFW Post and Ladies Auxiliary, E1298 [20JN]

National Maritime Day: observance, E1202 [8JN]

Pakistan: visit of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, H3545 [22MR]

Patriotism: duty, honor, and country, H15624-H15627 [22DE]

San Francisco, CA: establishment of sister city status with Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, H4025 [30MR]

Shelton, Charles: anniversary of disappearance over Laos, H4437 [1MY]

Ships and vessels: anniversary of the U.S. battleship, E2230 [20NO]

———require shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, E2334 [11DE]

Smithsonian Institution: exhibit depicting U.S. use of atomic bombs on Japan at the end of World War II, H6315 [27JN], E493 [2MR]

Veterans: tribute, E1274 [16JN]

Veterans Day: observance, H11907 [8NO], H12088 [10NO], E2007 [24OC], E2104 [2NO], E2147 [9NO], E2158 [10NO], E2165, E2166 [13NO]

VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (H.R. 623), E146 [20JA]

———amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (S. 257), H2321 [28FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the fall of Long Chieng, E1627 [4AU]

———anniversary of the fall of Saigon, E1007 [11MY]

———reunion of 173d U.S. Airborne Brigade, E1296 [20JN]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H14795 [13DE]

World War II: anniversary, E1514 [25JY]

———anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor, E2297 [6DE], E2312 [7DE], E2325, E2326 [8DE]

———anniversary of the battle of Okinawa, H4401 [6AP], H5747 [8JN]

———anniversary of V-E Day, H4556 [9MY], H5359-H5365 [18MY], E971, E974 [9MY], E1021 [12MY], E1168 [7JN]

———anniversary of V-J Day, H8544 [6SE], H8715 [8SE]

———tribute to individuals who participated in the liberation of concentration camps, E207 [27JA]

———tribute to veterans, E1617 [3AU]

Remarks in Senate

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S8823 [21JN], S17005 [13NO]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members, S12546 [5SE]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (S. 256), S1274-S1281 [20JA], S6469 [10MY]

Budget: treatment of military conflicts under a balanced budget requirement, S2926-S2938 [22FE]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S18305-S18307 [11DE]

Civil War—U.S.: anniversary of the Third Battle of Winchester, S13869 [19SE]

Clinton, President: acceptance of invitation to participate in Russian anniversary of World War II, S4327 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities (S. 615), S4581 [24MR]

Federal employees: issuance of POW medals to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (S. 83), S293 [4JA]

Foreign aid: sanctions on countries harboring war criminals, S14073 [21SE]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S16404-S16419 [31OC]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (S. 1403), S16823 [8NO]

Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (S. 1226), S12962 [8SE]

Korean War: anniversary, S10712 [26JY]

———remembrance, S6762 [16MY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: dedication, S10578 [24JY], S10660 [25JY], S10773, S10783-S10785, S10788, S10789, S10790, S10794 [27JY], S10865, S10866 [28JY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S13672 [15SE]

POW/MIA Day: observance, S13679 [18SE]

Science: anniversary of the ``Science—The Endless Frontier'' report, S10309 [19JY]

Shelton, Charles: anniversary of disappearance over Laos, S5636 [25AP]

Smithsonian Institution: exhibit depicting U.S. use of atomic bombs on Japan at the end of World War II, S1710 [27JA]

U.N.: rapid reaction capability, S10251 [18JY]

Veterans Day: observance, S16928, S16941 [9NO], S17930 [4DE]

VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (S. 257), S1281 [20JA], S2531 [10FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize with military decorations the meritorious and valorous acts and services of Army personnel in the Pleiku campaign in the Ia Drang Valley (S. 967), S9098 [26JN]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S10903 [28JY], S11423-S11426 [4AU], S14703-S14706 [29SE], S15094 [12OC], S16848 [9NO], S18697 [15DE], S18795 [18DE], S18860, S18863 [19DE]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 940), S8558-S8560 [16JN], S8831 [21JN], S10481, S10484 [21JY]

World War II: anniversary of V-E Day, S6227, S6230, S6234, S6236, S6237, S6238, S6240, S6241 [8MY], S6507 [11MY], S7401 [24MY]

———anniversary of V-J Day, S12746 [6SE], S14945 [10OC]

———atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, S4204 [20MR]

———burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (S. 254), S1272 [20JA]

———closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, S15258 [17OC]

———tribute to veterans and their families (S. Res. 164), S12424 [11AU]

———tribute to women who worked in wartime factories, S4205 [20MR]

Reports

Barbary Wars—Legal Precedent for Invading Haiti? Louis Fisher, Congressional Research Service, H15171-H15173 [19DE]

Treatment of Bosnian Refugees by Serbian Forces: Alvin Gonzaga, U.N. Commission for Refugees, S10610 [25JY]

Statements

Seth Warner: Edward S. Caco, Jr., S1243 [19JA]

Sowing Weapons of War—A Pastoral Reflection on the Arms Trade and Landmines: U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference, S8831 [21JN]

Third Battle of Winchester Dedication Ceremony: Senator Warner, S13869 [19SE]

Uses of Military Power: Caspar W. Weinberger, H15171 [19DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: Vang Pao, E1007 [11MY]

Studies

Improving the UN's Rapid Reaction Capability: Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, S10252 [18JY]

Tables

Reinforcements to the paramilitary forces in the occupied territories of Croatia from ``Army of Yugoslavia'', E1409 [11JY]

Texts of

S. 83, issuance of POW medals to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions, S294 [4JA]

S. 254, burial and funeral benefits for World War II merchant marine veterans, S1273 [20JA]

S. 256, Missing Service Personnel Act, S1274-S1279 [20JA]

S. 257, amend VFW charter to allow membership of veterans who have served in South Korea, S2531 [10FE]

S. 257, amend VFW charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea, S1281 [20JA], H2321 [28FE]

S. 615, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities, S4581 [24MR]

S. 1403, Guam War Restitution Act, S16824-S16826 [8NO]

S. Res. 164, tribute to World War II veterans and their families, S12412, S12425 [11AU]