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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 36

To confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces

on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 28, 1997

Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. AKAKA,

Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Mr. BREAUX,

Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CLELAND, Mr. COATS, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COLLINS,

Mr. CRAIG, Mr. D’AMATO, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DODD, Mr. DORGAN, Mr.

DURBIN, Mr. FAIRCLOTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. FORD, Mr. GLENN, Mr.

GRAHAM, Mr. GRAMS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. HATCH, Mr.

HELMS, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr.

KEMPTHORNE, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. MACK, Mr.

MCCAIN, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr.

REID, Mr. ROTH, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Ms. SNOWE,

Mr. STEVENS, and Mr. THURMOND) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’

Affairs

JOINT RESOLUTION

To confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States

Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.

Whereas the United States has never before conferred status

as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed

Forces on an individual, and such status is and should

remain an extraordinary honor not lightly conferred nor

frequently granted;
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Whereas the lifetime of accomplishments and service of Leslie

Townes (Bob) Hope on behalf of United States military

servicemembers fully justifies the conferring of such status;

Whereas Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope is himself not a veteran,

having attempted to enlist in the Armed Forces to serve

his country during World War II, but being informed

that the greatest service he could provide the Nation was

as a civilian entertainer for the troops;

Whereas during World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War and throughout the

Cold War, Bob Hope traveled to visit and entertain millions of United States servicemembers in numerous countries, on ships at sea, and in combat zones ashore;

Whereas Bob Hope has been awarded the Congressional Gold

Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Distinguished Service Medal of each of the branches of the

Armed Forces, and more than 100 citations and awards

from national veterans service organizations and civic

and humanitarian organizations; and

Whereas Bob Hope has given unselfishly of his time for over

a half century to be with United States servicemembers

on foreign shores, working tirelessly to bring a spirit of

humor and cheer to millions of servicemembers during

their loneliest moments, and thereby extending for the

American people a touch of home away from home: Now,

therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That Congress—
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1 (1) extends its gratitude, on behalf of the

2 American people, to Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope for

3 his lifetime of accomplishments and service on behalf

4 of United States military servicemembers; and

5 (2) confers upon Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope the

6 status of an honorary veteran of the United States

7 Armed Forces.