WAR related term(s) Korean War; Persian Gulf Conflict; Vietnamese Conflict; World War I; World War II
Addresses
Azerbaijan Aggression Toward Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh: Representative Pallone, E256-E258 [13FE]
Black Florida Military Heritage: Robert Hawk, E449 [12MR]
Holocaust Days of Remembrance Commemoration: Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice, E924 [14MY]
———Benjamin Meed, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E890 [8MY]
———Miles Lerman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, E900 [13MY]
In Our Hearts: Representative Capps, E1033 [22MY]
Memorial Day: Douglas MacArthur, S5143 [23MY]
When Italian Americans Were Enemy Aliens: Dominic R. Massaro, E1350 [27JN]
Women in Military Service for America Memorial Dedication: Representative Harman, E2040 [21OC]
Amendments
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (S. Res. 76), S5106, S5142 [23MY]
Articles and editorials
Administration Drops Plan To Find Substitute for Antipersonnel Mine, S11530 [31OC]
Army vs. the National Guard, S5308 [5JN]
Clinton Directive on Mines—New Form, Old Function, S9984 [25SE], S10316 [3OC]
Clinton's Stumble, S10317 [3OC]
Col. John R. Boyd Is Dead at 70—Advanced Air Combat Tactics, S2611 [20MR]
Defending America, a Great Airman's Final Flight, S2613 [20MR]
Diana's Legacy—She Reached Out to Land Mine Victims, E1667 [5SE]
Priceless Original, S2612 [20MR]
Six Military Women and Six U.S. Wars—Stories Reach Back Through History of Nation, E2041 [21OC]
U.S. Extends Its Leading Effort To Remove World's Land Mines, E2180 [4NO]
U.S. To Press for Pol Pot Trial, S8380 [30JY]
Unequal Partners—National Guard's Combat Divisions Remain Hidden Beneath Mantle of Benign Neglect, S5308 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions
Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor for service during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 20), H524 [12FE]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 755; H.R. 409), S4588 [15MY], H152 [9JA]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H2168 [5MY]
Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see S. 1078; H.R. 2200), S8262 [29JY], H5487 [17JY]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H1611 [16AP]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see S. 969; H.R. 2090), S6496 [26JN], H4834 [26JN]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S3419 [22AP]
———restore traditional observance (see S. 116; H.R. 2679), S161 [21JA], H8928 [21OC]
Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see S. 731; H.R. 1497), S4217 [8MY], H2090 [30AP]
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S2647 [20MR]
Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99), H10171 [6NO]
Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (see H.R. 1860), H3660 [10JN]
POW: issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (see S. 160), S162 [21JA]
Taxation: treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 260, 2538), H147 [9JA], H7830 [24SE]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see S. 374; H.R. 2397), S1734 [27FE], H6916 [4SE]
———extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2946), H10419 [8NO]
———presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 1540), H2254 [6MY]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to former South Vietnamese commandos for their heroism, sacrifice, and service (see H. Res. 316), H10420 [8NO]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 896), S5596 [12JN]
———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S160 [21JA]
———compensate certain African American Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 730; H.R. 1649), S4217 [8MY], H2784 [15MY]
———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see S. Con. Res. 32; H. Con. Res. 95), S5596 [12JN], H3660 [10JN]
———require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]
———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 17), H156 [9JA]
Essays
Call To Disarm: Nikolaus M. Schiffman, H2610 [14MY]
United Nations and the Elimination of Land Mines: Geren Piltz, H2611 [14MY]
Wars Are Temporary, But Mines Are Not: Andrew Feitt, H2610 [14MY]
Excerpts
Uganda Orthopaedics and Physical Therapy for the Disabled Project, S3460-S3462 [22AP]
Factsheets
Eliminate Use of Antipersonnel Landmines, H2777 [15MY]
Letters
Eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines: several retired military officers, H2776 [15MY]
Foreign aid requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers: European Union, H3622 [10JN]
Nomination of the International Campaign To Ban Landmines and Jody Williams for the Nobel Peace Prize: Representative McGovern, H2777 [15MY]
Recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany: George Bush, H7290 [16SE]
Selection of Rainbow Pool site for World War II memorial: Senator Kerrey, S7616 [16JY]
Tribute to John R. Boyd: C.C. Krulak, S2612 [20MR]
U.S. refusal to sign international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines: several Nobel laureates, S9781 [23SE]
Women in Military Service for America Memorial dedication: Joanne Creighton, Mount Holyoke College, E2045 [22OC]
Lists
British Labour Party arms trade policies, H3622 [10JN]
World War II U.S. airmen held at Buchenwald concentration camp, S5627 [12JN], E1170 [10JN], E1676 [5SE]
Petitions and memorials
Maine: antipersonnel landmines, E1049 [22MY]
Poems
``Arlington,'' Ruth Mariott, S5103 [23MY]
``Dulce et Decorum Est,'' Wilfred Owen, S3471 [23AP]
``In Flanders Fields,'' John McCrae, S5089 [23MY], E1049 [22MY]
``Let Me Lie With Soldiers,'' Clyde M. Reedy, E404 [6MR]
Proposals
Legislation to commend veterans of Exercise Tiger training mission during World War II, H1853 [24AP]
Remarks in House
Air Force: anniversary, E2385 [13NO]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members, H4158-H4160 [23JN], H9606 [28OC]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (H.R. 409), E76 [9JA]
Armenia: blockade by Azerbaijan, H6847 [4SE], E256-E258 [13FE]
Army: anniversary, E1174-E1176 [10JN]
Camp Blanding, FL: tribute to Afro-American Memorial Museum, E449 [12MR]
Catholic War Veterans (organization): anniversary of St. Michael's Post 1562, E1931 [2OC]
CIA: investigate use of chemical weapons in Persian Gulf Conflict, H4990-H4994 [9JY]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (H.R. 2453), E1740 [11SE]
Dept. of Defense: funding, H8422 [6OC]
———GAO study on chemical warfare policies and adverse health effects, H4161 [23JN]
———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed by the U.S. during the Vietnamese Conflict, H3279 [4JN]
———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict, H1548 [16AP]
Dept of Defense: tribute to Navy submarine veterans, E718 [23AP]
Faribault, MN: observance of Memorial Day, H3080 [21MY]
Foreign aid: requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3619-H3626 [10JN]
Foreign countries: withhold foreign aid relative to harboring of war criminals, H6357 [30JY]
Geer, Hal: Military Order of the World Wars award recipient, E1033 [22MY]
Gold Star Mothers (organization): tribute, E875 [8MY]
Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (H.R. 2200), H5454-H5457 [17JY], H5489 [21JY]
———tribute to veterans, E1768 [16SE]
History: tribute to cold war veterans, E1145 [5JN]
Holocaust: remembrance, E890 [8MY]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E1541 [28JY]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (H.R. 1348), H1854 [24AP], H5865-H5868 [28JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (H.R. 2090), E1348, E1350 [27JN]
Korean War: tribute to 50th Army Battalion, E1739 [11SE]
Korean War Veterans Association: tribute, E1457 [17JY]
Liberty (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E1253 [18JN]
McLean County, IL: World War II Memorial dedication, E2239 [8NO]
Memorial Day: observance, E984 [20MY], E1033, E1049 [22MY]
Middle East: anniversary of Syrian capture of Israeli soldiers during the 1982 war with Lebanon, E1163 [10JN]
Monuments and memorials: extend authority for construction of National Peace Garden memorial (S. 731), H10806, H10807 [13NO]
National POW/MIA Recogntion Day: observance, H7611 [23SE], E1799, E1808 [18SE]
New Hampshire Pearl Harbor Survivors Association: anniversary, E413 [6MR]
Oxi Day: observance, H9724-H9727 [29OC], E2149 [30OC], E2158 [31OC]
Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8164 [30SE], H8268, H8271-H8278 [1OC]
POW: tribute, E471 [13MR]
Reserve Officers Association: anniversary, E2163 [31OC]
Sons of the Revolution (organization): anniversary of California chapter, E969 [19MY]
State Historical Society of Wisconsin: tribute to publication of ``Voices From Vietnam'', E802 [30AP]
Texas: anniversary of the fall of the Alamo, E413 [6MR]
United Nations Association of the U.S.A.: essay contest on eliminating landmines, H2610 [14MY]
Veterans: tribute, E404 [6MR]
Veterans Day: observance, E2169 [4NO], E2274, E2282 [9NO], E2305, E2308, E2320 [10NO], E2371 [13NO]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans, H6403 [30JY]
Weapons: demining programs funding, H6352, H6353 [30JY]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H2685, H2688, H2776 [15MY], H3806 [17JN], H4844 [8JY], H5135 [11JY], H8169 [30SE], E939 [15MY], E1048 [22MY], E1667 [5SE]
———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines, E2180 [4NO]
———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (H.R. 2459), E1809 [18SE]
———U.S. refusal to sign international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, H7838 [25SE]
Women in Military Service for America Memorial: dedication, H9476 [23OC], E2040 [21OC], E2045 [22OC], E2056 [23OC]
World War II: anniversary of D-Day, H3571 [6JN]
———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (H. Con. Res. 95), H7289-H7291, H7321 [16SE], E1170 [10JN], E1676 [5SE]
———tribute to North Atlantic Patrol Weather Bureau relative to D-Day invasion, E1380 [9JY]
———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E1555 [29JY]
———tribute to veterans of Exercise Tiger training mission, H1853 [24AP]
Remarks in Senate
Air Force: anniversary, S9239 [11SE]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members, S11813 [6NO]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (S. 755), S4604 [15MY]
Bedford, VA: dedication of National D-Day Memorial, S12660 [13NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: elections, S9440 [17SE]
Budget: waiver of constitutional provisions to balance in the event of war, threat to national security, or economic emergency, S1607-S1619, S1622-S1625, S1627, S1628 [26FE]
Charlestown, NH: anniversary of the siege on Township No. 4 fort, S5428 [9JN]
Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S2056 [10MR]
Climax Springs, MO: tribute to VFW Post 3600, S3737 [25AP]
Courts: allow prosecution of war criminals located in the U.S., S7589 [16JY]
Dept. of Defense: GAO study on chemical warfare policies and adverse health effects, S6039 [20JN]
Foreign policy: withhold foreign aid to countries harboring Rwandan war criminals, S7516 [16JY]
Gold Star Mothers (organization): tribute, S655 [22JA]
Government: require analysis of POW/MIA issues, S7250 [11JY]
Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (S. 1078), S8262 [29JY]
Ingram, Robert R.: award Medal of Honor for service during the Vietnamese Conflict (H.R. 2813), S12495 [10NO]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (S. 969), S6504 [26JN]
Korean War: anniversary, S12480 [10NO]
Loyalty Day: observance, S3737 [25AP]
Memorial Day: observance, S5088, S5142, S5144, S5148, S5149 [23MY]
———proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (S. Res. 76), S3457 [22AP], S5106 [23MY]
———restore traditional observance (S. 116), S495 [21JA]
Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (S. 731), S7318 [11JY]
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (S. Res. 68), S2719, S2736 [20MR]
National POW/MIA Recogntion Day: observance, S9734 [19SE]
New Hampshire Pearl Harbor Survivors Association: anniversary, S1930 [4MR]
POW: issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions (S. 160), S543 [21JA]
Uganda: tribute to War Victims Fund project, S3460 [22AP]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (S. 374), S1747 [27FE]
———tribute to sacrifices for freedom, S1697 [27FE]
Veterans Day: observance, S10904 [21OC], S11889 [6NO], S12088 [8NO], S12522, S12568, S12628 [13NO]
Weapons: development and deployment of technology to remove antipersonnel landmines, S7091 [9JY]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S10315-S10317 [3OC], S11529-S11531 [31OC]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (S. 896), S5609, S5610 [12JN], S5689 [16JN], S5717-S5719, S5721, S5722 [17JN], S5941 [18JN]
———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines, S9984 [25SE]
———U.S. refusal to sign international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, S9631 [18SE], S9722 [19SE], S9778-S9781 [23SE]
Women in Military Service for America Memorial: dedication, S10917 [22OC]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (S. 61), S437 [21JA]
———compensate certain African American Medal of Honor recipients, S11808 [6NO]
———compensate certain African American Medal of Honor recipients (S. 730), S3971 [5MY], S4244, S4245 [8MY]
———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (S. Con. Res. 32), S5627 [12JN], S9090 [10SE]
———selection of Rainbow Pool site for memorial, S7616 [16JY]
———tribute to veterans of Exercise Tiger training mission, S4399 [13MY], S5146 [23MY]
Reports
Codes of Conduct on Arms Transfers—An Opportunity for the U.S. and Its European Allies To Work Together, H3623 [10JN]
Reports filed
Criminal Penalties Under the Geneva Conventions for Certain War Crimes: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1348) (H. Rept. 105-204), H5825 [25JY]
National Peace Garden Memorial Construction Authority Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 731) (H. Rept. 105-362), H9864 [31OC]
National Peace Garden Monument: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 731) (S. Rept. 105-40), S6496 [26JN]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Preventing Deadly Conflict, E1903 [2OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Guam Veterans Tribute: Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., E1768 [16SE]
Schedules
National D-Day Memorial dedication, S12661 [13NO]
Statements
National D-Day Memorial Dedication: George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S12661 [13NO]
———Robert A. Doughty, S12661 [13NO]
———William A. McIntosh, S12661 [13NO]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 95, recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, H7289 [16SE]
H.R. 1348, Expanded War Crimes Act, H5865 [28JY]
S. 116, restore traditional Memorial Day observance, S495 [21JA]
S. 160, issue a POW medal to civilian Federal employees who are forcibly detained by enemy forces under wartime conditions, S543 [21JA]
S. 374, eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart, S1747 [27FE]
S. 731, establish National Peace Garden Monument, S7318 [11JY]
S. 731, extend authority for construction of National Peace Garden memorial, H10806 [13NO]
S. 755, Missing Persons Authorities Improvement Act, S4604-S4606 [15MY]
S. 1078, Guam War Restitution Act, S8263-S8265 [29JY]
S. Con. Res. 32, recognize and commend World War II U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, S5627 [12JN]
S. Res. 68, National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, S2719, S2736 [20MR]
S. Res. 76, proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance on Memorial Day, S3457 [22AP], S5106 [23MY]