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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 360 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 360

Commemorating the 60th anniversary of V-J Day and the end of World War 
                           II in the Pacific.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2005

Mr. Stearns (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Burton of Indiana, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Evans) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
 Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of V-J Day and the end of World War 
                           II in the Pacific.

Whereas the United States entered the Second World War in December 1941, 
        following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and over the next four 
        years Americans participated in what was arguably the greatest national 
        endeavor in the Nation's history;
Whereas the casualty toll of Americans in the Pacific Theater during World War 
        II was approximately 92,904 killed, 208,333 wounded, and tens of 
        thousands missing in action and prisoners of war, with civilians and 
        military forces of the Allied Powers suffering equally devastating 
        tolls;
Whereas Japanese military forces and the Japanese civilian population also 
        suffered staggering losses;
Whereas on August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced the 
        unconditional surrender of Japan's military forces, made formal on 
        September 2, 1945, aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan; thus 
        ending the most devastating war in human history;
Whereas Japan is now a free and prosperous democracy, a valued, durable friend 
        based on shared values and mutual interests, and a guarantor against 
        despotism and oppression in that area of the world; and
Whereas the courage and sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed 
        Forces and of the military forces of the Allied Powers who served 
        valiantly to rescue the Pacific nations from tyranny and aggression 
        should always be remembered: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 60th anniversary of V-J Day and the end 
        of World War II in the Pacific theater;
            (2) joins with a grateful Nation in expressing respect and 
        appreciation to the members of the United States Armed Forces 
        who served in the Pacific theater during World War II; and
            (3) remembers and honors those Americans who made the 
        ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives for their country 
        during the campaigns in the Pacific theater during World War 
        II.
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