IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 373 
Expressing support for the month of May as ‘‘Fallen Heroes Memorial 
Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of Alabama (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 
Ms. TENNEY, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mrs. BICE, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. 
LUTTRELL, and Mr. WEBSTER of Florida) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the month of May as ‘‘Fallen Heroes 
Memorial Month’’. 
Whereas, since the signing of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the founding of the United States, more than 
1,300,000 members of the Armed Forces have given their 
lives for the cause of liberty, both in the United States 
and around the world; 
Whereas the people of the United States owe a profound debt 
to those who served the Nation in uniform and made the 
ultimate sacrifice so that their countrymen could live 
freely; 
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•HRES 373 IH 
Whereas the American people have an obligation to honor the 
memories of the fallen and to commemorate those brave 
men and women who gave their lives to the cause of free-
dom; 
Whereas Abraham Lincoln said, ‘‘[A]ll that a man hath will 
he give for his life; and while all contribute of their sub-
stance the soldier puts his life at stake, and often yields 
it up in his country’s cause. The highest merit, then is 
due to the soldier.’’; 
Whereas in an address to the Armed Forces in 1945, Presi-
dent Harry S. Truman said, ‘‘Our debt to the heroic men 
and valiant women in the service of our country can 
never be repaid. They have earned our undying grati-
tude.’’; 
Whereas the history of Memorial Day began 3 years after the 
American Civil War, with the Grand Army of the Repub-
lic establishing Decoration Day as a day for honoring the 
Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers, 
with New York being the first to adopt it as a State holi-
day in 1873, and with all the Union States having adopt-
ed it by 1890; 
Whereas in the aftermath of World War I and World War 
II, Memorial Day became a day to remember and honor 
all members of the United States Armed Forces who 
fought and died on behalf of their country; 
Whereas Congress made the observance of Memorial Day, at 
the time still often called Decoration Day, a Federal holi-
day in 1971; and 
Whereas the over 1,300,000 members of the United States 
Armed Forces who over the centuries gave their lives in 
service to the American people have earned the enduring 
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•HRES 373 IH 
respect and gratitude of the Nation: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the more than 1,300,000 veterans 
who gave their lives in service to the United States; 
(2) recognizes the families and loved ones of the 
Nation’s fallen heroes and lifts them up in prayer; 
(3) urges the people of the United States to re-
flect on the contributions of America’s heroes and to 
honor the memory of those who paid the ultimate 
sacrifice in securing the blessings of liberty for our 
country; and 
(4) requests that the President issue an annual 
proclamation— 
(A) designating ‘‘Fallen Heroes Memorial 
Month’’; 
(B) affirming the Nation’s everlasting 
gratitude for members of the Armed Forces 
who made the ultimate sacrifice; and 
(C) calling on Americans to remember and 
honor our Nation’s fallen heroes and to pay 
tribute to them through volunteering and sup-
porting veteran service organizations. 
Æ 
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