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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1516 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1516

 Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, honoring 
the service members who fought in World War II and their families, and 
   honoring the service members who are currently serving in combat 
                              operations.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2010

   Mr. Skelton (for himself and Mr. McKeon) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, honoring 
the service members who fought in World War II and their families, and 
   honoring the service members who are currently serving in combat 
                              operations.

Whereas World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the 
        history of mankind, with fatality estimates ranging between 22,000,000 
        and 70,000,000 military and civilian deaths;
Whereas America's finest men and women risked life and limb to protect the 
        American way of life and to halt foreign tyranny and aggression;
Whereas over 16,000,000 Americans served in uniform and 405,000 members of the 
        United States Armed Forces paid the ultimate sacrifice for the 
        protection of the American people and for the formation of a more stable 
        world;
Whereas World War II demonstrated how the American people unite in times of 
        great peril;
Whereas the united efforts of Americans from all walks of life made the American 
        homefront the Arsenal of Democracy for the worldwide triumph of the 
        Allied powers;
Whereas Allied forces faced vicious combat, exhibited unmatched bravery, and 
        suffered untold tragedy in places like Southeast Asia, the Philippines, 
        the islands of the Southwest and Central Pacific, the deserts of North 
        Africa, across great stretches of the Atlantic Ocean, and from the 
        beaches of Western Europe to the icy Russian tundra;
Whereas World War II ended 65 years ago with the surrender of the Japanese upon 
        the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri on September 2, 1945;
Whereas the trauma and the exultant triumph of the events of World War II still 
        reside in the collective American psyche today through contemporary 
        tales in novels, cinema, and oral telling; and
Whereas approximately 2,000,000 surviving World War II veterans are still alive 
        today: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) on the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, 
        recognizes the service and sacrifices of all of the brave men 
        and women who fought and contributed to American victory in 
        that conflagration;
            (2) honors the families and decedents of those men and 
        women, and the men and women themselves, whose lives were taken 
        in defense of liberty and freedom; and
            (3) remembers and honors the service members today who are 
        actively fighting for freedom and to protect the American way 
        of life in ongoing combat operations, including Operation 
        Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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