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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 98
Supporting the Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service
of minority veterans in the United States Armed Forces during World
War II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 12, 2000
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. WYNN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FATTAH, Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California,
Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Is-
land, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr.
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. FORD, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. DELAURO,
Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. KLINK, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Ms.
BROWN of Florida, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
RANGEL, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mrs.
MINK
of Hawaii, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. REYES, Mr. FROST, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. MOORE, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr.
SHOWS, Mr. SNYDER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. NEAL of Massachu-
setts, Mr. WEINER, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. UDALL of New Mex-
ico, Mr. COYNE, Mr. DIXON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr.
HINOJOSA, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. FORBES, Mr.
LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. KILPATRICK, and Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin) in-
troduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
JOINT RESOLUTION
Supporting the Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize
the service of minority veterans in the United States
Armed Forces during World War II.
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Whereas World War II was a determining event of the 20th
century in that it ensured the preservation and continu-
ation of American democracy;
Whereas the United States called upon all its citizens, includ-
ing the most oppressed of its citizens, to provide service
and sacrifice in that war to achieve the Allied victory over
Nazism and fascism;
Whereas the United States citizens who served in that war,
many of whom gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives,
included more than 1,200,000 African Americans, more
than 300,000 Hispanic Americans, more than 50,000
Asian Americans, more than 20,000 Native Americans,
more than 6,000 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders,
and more than 3,000 Native Alaskans;
Whereas because of invidious discrimination, many of the
courageous military activities of these minorities were not
reported and honored fully and appropriately until dec-
ades after the Allied victory in World War II;
Whereas the motto of the United States, ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’
(Out of Many, One), promotes our fundamental unity as
Americans and acknowledges our diversity as our great-
est strength; and
Whereas the Day of Honor 2000 Project has enlisted commu-
nities across the United States to participate in celebra-
tions to honor minority veterans of World War II on May
25, 2000, and throughout the year 2000: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Congress—
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(1) commends the African American, Hispanic
American, Asian American, Native American, Native
Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Native Alaskan, and
other minority veterans of the United States Armed
Forces who served during World War II;
(2) especially honors those minority veterans
who gave their lives in service to the United States
during that war;
(3) supports the goals and ideas of the Day of
Honor 2000 in celebration and recognition of the ex-
traordinary service of all minority veterans in the
United States Armed Forces during World War II;
and
(4) authorizes and requests that the President
issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the
United States to honor these minority veterans with
appropriate programs and activities.
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