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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 715 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 715

  Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Soviet and Nazi invasion of 
Poland and the pivotal role Poland has assumed at freedom's edge since 
                         gaining independence.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2009

 Ms. Kaptur submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Soviet and Nazi invasion of 
Poland and the pivotal role Poland has assumed at freedom's edge since 
                         gaining independence.

Whereas 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of the Soviet and Nazi invasion of 
        Poland;
Whereas Poland lost more lives as a percentage of its population than any other 
        nation during World War II;
Whereas the martyrology of Poles totaled nearly 6,000,000 innocent victims, of 
        which 3,000,000 were Jewish Poles and more than 2,000,000 were non-
        Jewish Poles;
Whereas Poland's freedom-loving people continued to endure political suppression 
        and selective annihilation from 1939 to 1989;
Whereas the Polish dedication to freedom and willingness to sacrifice for their 
        country is embodied in the Warszawianka, which proclaims that, ``Who 
        will survive, free will be, who dies, free already'';
Whereas the first and last battles of World War II were fought in Poland;
Whereas some Polish citizens who fought bravely for Poland during these fierce 
        battles emigrated and made a new home in the United States, and became 
        United States citizens; and
Whereas Poland's valiant struggle for freedom from fascism and communism 
        continued for many decades after the end of World War II until 1989: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 70th anniversary of the Soviet and Nazi 
        Invasion of Poland;
            (2) commends the valiant people of Poland for their 
        historic struggle against fascism and communism;
            (3) commemorates the extraordinary sacrifices made by the 
        Polish people, including those who have since become American 
        citizens;
            (4) calls for strengthening our partnership in the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), European Union alliances, 
        and continued friendship with our Polish allies in the 
        furtherance of freedom's cause; and
            (5) honors the historic ties between Poland and the United 
        States dating back to the American Revolution and the 
        exceptional participation of Revolutionary war patriots, now 
        American citizens, Thaddeus Kosciusko, who was named head 
        engineer in the Continental Army, and General Casimir Pulaski, 
        the cavalry leader who saved the life of George Washington and 
        who died from wounds suffered in the Battle of Savannah.
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