IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 143 
Congratulating the Navy and the current and former officers and crew of 
the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on completion of the 25th and final 
deployment of the vessel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2012 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. FORBES, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 
Mr. WOLF, Mr. MORAN, Mr. HURT, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. 
GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. GOODLATTE) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the Navy and the current and former officers 
and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on comple-
tion of the 25th and final deployment of the vessel. 
Whereas, on November 4, 2012, the U.S.S. Enterprise re-
turned to her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, after com-
pleting the 25th and final deployment of the vessel; 
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise, the first nuclear powered air-
craft carrier to serve the United States, is scheduled for 
inactivation in December 2012 after more than 51 years 
in active service to the Navy and the Nation; 
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Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise is the 8th vessel to bear that 
name and justly and rightfully maintained the honor and 
tradition of those vessels that previously bore the name; 
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise participated in the embargo 
of the island of Cuba ordered by President John Kennedy 
in the fall of 1962, helping to prevent an escalation of 
that crisis; 
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise conducted multiple deploy-
ments in support of combat operations during the Viet-
nam War; 
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise, upon receiving the news of 
the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States 
while returning home from a six-month deployment, im-
mediately reversed course and was deployed in the Ara-
bian Sea; 
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise launched hundreds of air 
strikes into Afghanistan in support of Operation Endur-
ing Freedom throughout October 2001 to destroy Taliban 
and al Qaeda targets; 
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise deployed six times over the 
last 11 years to conduct combat operations in support of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Free-
dom; and 
Whereas the U.S.S. Enterprise and the 10 Nimitz-class air-
craft carriers of the Navy have proven the wisdom and 
value of nuclear powered aircraft carriers, which have 
played crucial roles across the range of military oper-
ations, from humanitarian assistance to combat oper-
ations, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan 
since the beginnings of hostilities providing, from the sea, 
unparalleled precision strike, close air support, and sur-
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veillance in support of ground combat operations: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) congratulates the Navy and the many crews 
of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on having pro-
vided the United States an incalculable service in 
international relations and engagement and in the 
prevention and winning of armed conflicts over the 
51-year period of the service of the U.S.S. Enter-
prise; 
(2) honors the service and memory of the 121 
sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their 
country while serving onboard U.S.S. Enterprise, in-
cluding the 30 that were killed in action during the 
Vietnam War; 
(3) honors the service of the 20 U.S.S. Enter-
prise sailors who were held as Prisoners of War dur-
ing the Vietnam War, the 3 who died in captivity, 
and the 5 that are still listed as missing-in-action; 
and 
(4) congratulates the nearly 100,000 current 
and former sailors who have served on the U.S.S. 
Enterprise and thanks them for the selfless sacrifice 
they made in service to the United States. 
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