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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 18 

Recognizing the daisy as the flower for military caregivers. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2015 

Mr. BURR (for himself, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) submitted the 

following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the daisy as the flower for military caregivers. 

Whereas military caregivers are nameless, courageous, giving 

individuals whose determination and sacrifices are rarely 

acknowledged and little-known outside of the military 

community; 

Whereas a military caregiver provides medical care to a member of the uniformed services or veteran who suffers from 

a physical, mental, or emotional wound or injury; 

Whereas a military caregiver is a father, mother, spouse, sibling, family member, or loved one of an injured member 

of the uniformed services or veteran; 

Whereas since the first armed conflict of the United States, 

injured veterans have been cared for by family members 

and loved ones after returning home from combat; 


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Whereas since the Revolutionary War, military caregivers in 

the United States have tended to injured veterans as the 

veterans have recovered from seen and unseen wounds 

from combat operations; 

Whereas military caregivers have shown time and time again, 

regardless of the conflict, that caring for those who return home is a part of the character of the United 

States; 

Whereas many of the members of the uniformed services and 

veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom or 

Operation Iraqi Freedom— 

(1) suffered wounds or injuries; and 

(2) require assistance from a caregiver to complete 

either activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, 

and feeding, or instrumental activities such as transportation, meal preparation, and health management; 

Whereas, according to a study of military caregivers conducted by the RAND Corporation, as many as 1,000,000 

spouses, parents, and children of veterans have served or 

are currently serving as caregivers to veterans who served 

in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; 

Whereas section 1672 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 1071 note; 122 

Stat. 481) introduced an expansion of medical care available to family caregivers; 

Whereas the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1130) 

facilitated a new program for access to health insurance, 

mental health services, caregiver training, and respite 


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care by family caregivers of veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; 

Whereas the love and loyalty of military caregivers— 

(1) endures through the hardships of extended hospital stays, multiple surgeries, and lifetimes of care; and 

(2) helps create a fresh start that is hopeful even 

during difficult times; 

Whereas the daisy is a flower that symbolizes both— 

(1) loyalty to love; and 

(2) new beginnings; and 

Whereas there is no more appropriate representation of the 

devotion and determination to overcome obstacles shown 

every day by military caregivers than the daisy: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) honors military caregivers for service and 

4 sacrifice to the United States; 

5 (2) encourages the people of the United 

6 States— 

7 (A) to show support to military families; 

8 and 

9 (B) to recognize the sacrifices endured by 

10 those families in service to the United States; 

11 and 

12 (3) recognizes the daisy as the flower for mili13 tary caregivers. 

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