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Whereas on January 9, 1905, the 26th President of the 
United States, Theodore Roosevelt, dispatched a ‘‘special 
message’’ to the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives that ‘‘earnestly recommended passage’’ of legislation 
to establish a Federal reserve force of skilled and trained 
personnel to bring ‘‘our Army . . . to the highest point of 
efficiency’’; 
Whereas on December 14, 1905, the then-Secretary of War 
and later 27th President of the United States, William 
Howard Taft, transmitted to the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a draft bill and letter authored by 
Major General Leonard Wood, ‘‘strongly commending . . . 
proposed legislation’’ to ‘‘increase the efficiency of the 
Medical Corps of the Army’’ by establishing a Federal re-
serve force comprised of specially trained personnel; 
Whereas in response to the recommendations of President 
Theodore Roosevelt and senior military and civilian lead-
ers, the 60th Congress enacted Public Law 101, entitled 
‘‘An Act to increase the efficiency of the Medical Depart-
ment of the United States Army’’, ch. 150, 35 Stat. 66, 
which was signed into law on April 23, 1908, by Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt; 
Whereas Public Law 101 authorized the establishment of the 
first Federal reserve force and the first reservoir of 
trained officers in a reserve status for a United States 
military service; 
Whereas Congress subsequently adapted, expanded, and 
amended the reserve organization of the Army to include 
additional military occupational specialties and capabili-
ties and established the organization today known as the 
Army Reserve; 
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Whereas the Army Reserve has played a major role in the de-
fense of our Nation and in furtherance of United States 
interests for 100 years; 
Whereas many distinguished Americans have served honor-
ably and with distinction in the Army Reserve, including 
Presidents Harry S Truman and Ronald W. Reagan, the 
former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General 
Henry H. Shelton, Brigadier General Theodore Roo-
sevelt, Jr., Major General William J. Donovan (Director 
of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II), 
Drs. Charles H. Mayo and William J. Mayo, and Captain 
Eddie Rickenbacker; 
Whereas the Army Reserve contributed 169,500 soldiers to 
the Army during World War I; 
Whereas the Army Reserve contributed 200,000 soldiers and 
29 percent of the Army’s officers during World War II 
and was recognized by General George C. Marshall for its 
unique and invaluable contributions to the national de-
fense; 
Whereas 240,500 soldiers of the Army Reserve were called to 
active duty during the Korean War; 
Whereas more than 60,000 Army Reserve soldiers were called 
to active duty during the Berlin Crisis; 
Whereas 35 Army Reserve units were activated and deployed 
in support of operations in Vietnam, where they served 
with distinction and honor; 
Whereas the Army Reserve contributed more than 94,000 
soldiers in support of Operations Desert Storm and 
Desert Shield in 1990 and 1991; 
Whereas the Army Reserve contributed more than 48 percent 
of the reserve component soldiers mobilized in support of 
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