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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 681 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 681

 Recognizing the service of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine the 
 USS Oklahoma City and the crews of the USS Oklahoma City, who served 
               the United States with valor and bravery.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2022

   Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing the service of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine the 
 USS Oklahoma City and the crews of the USS Oklahoma City, who served 
               the United States with valor and bravery.

Whereas the USS Oklahoma City is a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine named 
        after Oklahoma City, the capital and most populous city in Oklahoma, and 
        is the second ship in the history of the Navy to bear that name;
Whereas the motto of the USS Oklahoma City is ``The Sooner, The Better'', which 
        is a testament to both the spirit of the people of Oklahoma City and the 
        readiness of the 140-person crew of the USS Oklahoma City;
Whereas the USS Oklahoma City was christened and launched on November 2, 1985, 
        sponsored by Linda M. Nickles, and was commissioned for service on July 
        9, 1988, with Commander Kevin John Reardon as the first commanding 
        officer of the submarine;
Whereas, since the commissioning of the USS Oklahoma City, the USS Oklahoma City 
        has traveled around the globe multiple times and has served in the 
        Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, the Pacific, and, most recently, Apra 
        Harbor, Guam;
Whereas, in the aftermath of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the crew of the USS Oklahoma City 
        donated blood in support of the victims of the deadliest act of 
        homegrown terrorism in the history of the United States, which resulted 
        in the deaths of 168 individuals;
Whereas the USS Oklahoma City was the first Navy submarine to transition from 
        navigation using paper charts to an all-electronic navigation suite;
Whereas, on Friday, May 20, 2022, the inactivation ceremony for the USS Oklahoma 
        City was held in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to honor nearly 34 years of 
        service; and
Whereas, throughout the career of the USS Oklahoma City, the USS Oklahoma City 
        supported a range of missions, including anti-surface warfare, anti-
        submarine warfare, targeted strike missions, and intelligence, 
        surveillance, and reconnaissance missions: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the service of the Los 
Angeles-class attack submarine the USS Oklahoma City and the crew of 
the USS Oklahoma City, who served the United States with valor and 
bravery.
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