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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 958 

Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to the patriotic 

and professional men and women serving in the United States Marine 

Corps in defense of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2008 

Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. CANNON, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 

SESSIONS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. CARTER, Mr. ISSA, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

BISHOP of Utah, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 

BILBRAY, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mrs. BONO, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. FOSSELLA, 

Mr. FORBES, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. SALI, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and 

Mr. WOLF) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives 

to the patriotic and professional men and women serving 

in the United States Marine Corps in defense of the 

United States. 

Whereas the United States Marine Corps has defended the 

rights of Americans since 1775; 

Whereas since the Marine Corps’ creation, 295 United States 

Marines have been awarded the Medal of Honor for personal bravery or self-sacrifice, above and beyond the call 


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of duty, and over 37,000 Marines have given the ultimate 

sacrifice for our Nation’s freedom; 

Whereas as of February 4, 2008, more than 25,000 Marines 

are away from their homes and loved ones, serving our 

nation in Afghanistan and Iraq; 

Whereas service in the United States Marine Corps is based 

upon each individual’s voluntary decision to serve; 

Whereas the core values of every Marine include honor, courage, and commitment; 

Whereas all Marines swear or affirm an oath stating that 

they will support and defend the Constitution of the 

United States against all enemies foreign and domestic, 

bearing true faith and allegiance to the same; 

Whereas on January 29, 2008, the Berkeley, California City 

Council passed a resolution directing their City Manager 

to send letters to the Marine Corps recruiting station in 

the city and the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, advising them that the Marine recruiting office is not welcome and the recruiters are ‘‘uninvited and 

unwelcome intruders’’; 

Whereas on January 29, 2008, the Berkeley, California City 

Council passed a resolution ‘‘encourage[ing] all people to 

avoid cooperation with the Marine Corps recruiting station, and applaud[ing] residents and organizations such 

as Code Pink, that may volunteer to impede, passively or 

actively, by nonviolent means, the work of any military 

recruiting office located in the City of Berkeley’’; 

Whereas on January 29, 2008, the Berkeley, California City 

Council passed a resolution directing their City Attorney 

to investigate the Marine Corps recruiting station for violation of municipal anti-discrimination laws; 


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Whereas on January 29, 2008, the Peace and Justice Commission of the Berkeley, California City Council made unsubstantiated assertions that ‘‘military recruiters are 

sales people known to lie to and seduce minors and young 

adults into contracting themselves in military service’’; 

Whereas the Peace and Justice Commission stated further in 

its proposed resolution that ‘‘the people of Berkeley 

should want the Marine Corps present near Berkeley 

High School, Berkeley City College, and University of 

California no more than they would want other violent influence downtown’’; 

Whereas Berkeley, California has received $2,100,000 in 

Federal tax-payer funding for special projects; 

Whereas on numerous occasions the House of Representatives has reaffirmed its pledge to honor and recognize the 

service of all Members of the Armed Forces serving in 

good standing in defense of the United States, as well as 

the personal sacrifices made by the personnel and their 

families; 

Whereas the House of Representatives has pledged to move 

forward on all policy debate regarding the war in Iraq 

with the solemn respect and the commitment to intellectual integrity that the sacrifices of these members of the 

Armed Forces deserve; and 

Whereas Members on both sides of the aisle have stated the 

policy disagreements regarding the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq do not and should not reflect the respect 

and gratitude the House of Representatives have for all 

the men and women who serve in the United States 

Armed Forces: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) recognizes the service of all members of the 

2 Armed Forces serving in good standing in defense of 

3 the United States and their personal sacrifices, as 

4 well as those of their families, to serve with distinc5 tion and honor; 

6 (2) commends the unique and significant role 

7 the United States Marine Corps has played in up8 holding the freedom and security of the United 

9 States; 

10 (3) recognizes the efforts of the United States 

11 Marine Corps Recruiting Command to identify and 

12 recruit patriotic Americans who will uphold and ex13 emplify the core values and principles of the Marine 

14 Corps; 

15 (4) condemns the City Council of Berkeley, 

16 California for choosing to impugn the integrity and 

17 professionalism of the United States Marine Corps; 

18 (5) recommends that any special Federal 

19 projects funding provided under the Consolidated 

20 Appropriations Act, 2008, for Berkeley, California 

21 be rescinded, in light of the conduct of the City 

22 Council of Berkeley, California; and 


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1 (6) reaffirms its commitment to ensure that 

2 policy disagreements do not compromise the honor 

3 and sacrifice of all serving military personnel. 

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