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

Addresses

Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Benjamin Meed, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E953 [30MY]

———Miles Lerman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E957 [30MY]

100th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Adwa: Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia, S4982 [13MY]

Third Nuremberg Reunion: Senator Dodd, S3411 [16AP]

Amendments

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12317, S12374 [3OC], H12286 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

After 50 Years, Freedom Still Special for Ex-POW, E517 [29MR]

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific, E54 [23JA]

F. Becton, Navy Hero in World War II, E165 [5FE]

Horror of the Land Mines, H327 [5JA]

Ms. Maloney and Mr. Waldheim, S9648 [2AU]

One Weapon We Don't Need, S3420 [17AP]

Pearl Harbor '41, Bosnia '95, E256 [29FE]

Pentagon Weighs Ending Opposition to a Ban on Mines, S2215 [18MR]

Senator Praises Pentagon for Reconsidering Landmine Use, S2215 [18MR]

We Should Pay Tribute, E1056 [11JN]

Why We Stopped the Gulf War, S10732 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World War II (see S. Con. Res. 59), S5191 [16MY]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (see S. 1809), S5567 [23MY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3248, 3673), H3488 [16AP], H6531 [19JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of unknown Civil War soldiers (see H.R. 3854, 3855), H8029 [18JY]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (see S. 1966; H.R. 3707), S8013 [17JY], H6764 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (see S. Res. 230), S1455 [29FE]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 3668), H6508 [18JN]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 3680), H6532 [19JN]

International Red Cross: recognition of non-Christian symbols (see H. Res. 464), H6765 [25JN]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Japan: treatment of U.S. military and civilian POW's during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 176), H4902 [10MY]

Korean War: mint coins in commemoration of Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H.R. 3228), H3230 [29MR]

———tribute to Puerto Ricans who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3231 [29MR]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H2315 [14MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Taxation: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see S. 1663), S3216 [29MR]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts (see H.R. 3442), H4902 [10MY]

———extend pay benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during or immediately after World War II (see H.R. 3614), H6183 [11JN]

———presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 2891), H913 [25JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Ranger Tab to certain veterans (see S. 2192), S12303 [3OC]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5570 [23MY]

Briefings

Antipersonnel landmines: Dept. of Defense, S6483 [19JN]

Letters

Antipersonnel landmines: Senator Leahy, S6483 [19JN]

———Senator Thurmond, S6484 [19JN]

———several retired military officers, S3421 [17AP]

Extradition of war criminals from the former Yugoslavian Republics and Rwanda: Senator D'Amato, Representatives Hoyer and Christopher H. Smith, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, E67 [24JA]

President Clinton's personal military history: Eugene J. Holmes, H5559 [23MY], H12190 [30SE], E169 [5FE]

———President Clinton, H5559 [23MY], H12185 [30SE], E168 [5FE]

Lists

Organizations endorsing Peace Tax Fund (S. 1663), S3228 [29MR]

Papers

Disclosure of Information Concerning U.S. Personnel Lost in Vietnam: Melvin E. Richmond, Jr., E899-E918 [24MY]

Humanitarian Demining Technologies Funding: Dept. of Defense, S6926 [26JN]

Poems

``Alone and Far Removed,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

``Freedom Flies in Your Heart Like an Eagle,'' Audie L. Murphy, E956 [30MY]

``My Brave Young Men,'' Glen Genseal, S7053 [26JN]

``We Remember,'' Curt W. Perdelwitz, E1066 [12JN]

Remarks in House

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7552-H7557 [16JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), H10489-H10493 [17SE], H12286-H12290 [4OC]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members, H9821, H9834 [1AU]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (S. 256), E294 [6MR]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Vietnam Memorial Museum, H3734 [24AP]

Clinton, President: personal military history, H814 [24JA], H1209-H1213 [1FE], E168 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard, H3715-H3718 [23AP]

Fort Hancock, NJ: tribute, E1186 [26JN]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H8822-H8828 [30JY], H12187 [30SE], E661 [30AP]

———disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel lost in Vietnam, E899 [24MY]

Hubble, John G.: tribute for ``POW—Definitive History of the American Prisoner of War Experience in Vietnam—1964 to 1973'' (book), H9912 [2AU]

Illinois: anniversary of Polish-American War Veterans (organization), E798 [14MY]

International law: extradition of war criminals, E67 [24JA]

———provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), H8620, H8621 [29JY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (H.R. 3725), E1178 [26JN]

Israel: remembrance of Lebanese war MIA, E1088 [13JN]

Jewish War Veterans: anniversary, E1921 [4OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Korean War: tribute to 65th Infantry Regiment, E790 [14MY]

———tribute to those killed in combat, H11595 [27SE]

Memorial Day: observance, E870 [22MY], E893 [23MY], E923 [24MY]

Monuments and memorials: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts (H.R. 3442), E772 [10MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1666 [19SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Jewish War Veterans Post 500, E1292 [16JY]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, E953, E957, E962 [30MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary, H2329 [19MR], E513 [29MR]

———anniversary of the end of the war, H1721 [6MR], H1778 [7MR], H2226 [14MR]

Vietnam: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, H11387-H11392 [26SE]

Vietnam conflict: treatment of POW, H9912-H9918 [2AU]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H327 [5JA]

World War II: anniversary of German attack on U.S. amphibious assault force during Exercise Tiger, E653 [25AP]

———Battle of Crete anniversary, H5143-H5146 [15MY]

———tribute to merchant marines, E1626 [17SE]

———tribute to soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division, E403 [21MR]

———tribute to victims of Katyn Forest massacre in Poland, E1592 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (S. 1809), S5585 [23MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (H.R. 1776), S12374-S12376 [3OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (S. 953), S1279 [20FE], S1531 [5MR]

Antipersonnel weapons: eliminate use, S2213 [18MR]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish commemorative work (S. 1966), S8023 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II (S. Res. 230), S1474 [29FE]

———establish wage scale for hazardous duty, S10977, S10978 [19SE], S11061-S11064 [20SE]

———humanitarian demining technologies program funding, S6925, S6926 [26JN]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict, S6439-S6443 [19JN], S7969 [17JY]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S1380 [28FE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 3680), S9648 [2AU]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S3121 [28MR]

Landing Craft Infantry (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S9622 [2AU]

Liberia: U.S. policy, S3735, S3736 [19AP]

Newport, RI: construction of Undersea Weapons Systems Laboratory at Naval Undersea Warfare Center, S7238, S7239 [28JN]

Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: anniversary, S3411 [16AP]

Persian Gulf Conflict: disclosure of cause of adverse health symptoms exhibited by veterans, S3426 [17AP]

———research and health benefits relative to illnesses of veterans attributed to service during conflict, S6835, S6836 [25JN], S7970 [17JY]

Ships and vessels: rates charged by shipping companies to make vessels available during a national emergency, S11069, S11074-S11078 [20SE], S11152-S11157 [24SE]

———require use of U.S.-flag vessels with U.S. crews to deliver military supplies into a combat zone, S11073, S11074, S11079 [20SE], S11156 [24SE]

Springfield, IL: dedication of new Korean War Memorial, S7053 [26JN]

Taxation: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (S. 1663), S3228 [29MR]

Veterans: research on health effects of individuals exposed to agent orange, S2098 [14MR]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S101 [5JA], S3420, S3421 [17AP], S6483 [19JN]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 940), S6311 [14JN]

World War II: anniversary of D-Day, S6011 [10JN]

———tribute to African American Medal of Honor recipients, S6508 [19JN], S7277 [28JN]

Reports

Veterans and Agent Orange—Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam: National Academy of Sciences, S2099 [14MR]

Reports filed

Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809), S10600 [16SE]

Criminal Penalties Under the Geneva Conventions for Certain War Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3680) (H. Rept. 104-698), H8374 [24JY]

Repair and Maintenance of War Memorials by the American Battle Monuments Commission: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3673) (H. Rept. 104-649), H7105 [27JN]

Restitution to Guam for Atrocities Committed During Japanese Occupation in World War II: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2041) (H. Rept. 104-867), H12304 [21OC]

Study Battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1226) (S. Rept. 104-310), S7301 [28JN]

Statements

Merchant Marine Role During World War II: Sollie Hakam, E1626 [17SE]

Tables

U.S.-flag commercial vessels delivering goods to the Persian Gulf, S11080 [20SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1776, U.S. Commemorative Coin Act, H10489 [17SE], H12286-H12289 [4OC]

H.R. 3673, repair and maintenance of war memorials, H7553 [16JY]

H.R. 3680, provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes, H8620 [29JY]

S. 1809, Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act, S5586 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 59, award Medal of Honor to Wayne T. Alderson for service during World War II, S5193 [16MY]

S. Res. 230, announce results of study into the awarding of medals to African Americans during World War II, S1463, S1474 [29FE]