IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 207 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the victory of the United 
States in The Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2009 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BARTLETT, 
Mr. INGLIS, Mr. COBLE, Ms. FOXX, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Ms. JENKINS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. 
ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. LATTA, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. WOLF) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the victory 
of the United States in The Cold War and the Fall 
of the Berlin Wall. 
Whereas The Cold War was an enduring struggle between to-
talitarian 
communism 
and 
democratic 
capitalism 
throughout the second half of the 20th century; 
Whereas an estimated 24,000,000 members of the United 
States Armed Forces served during The Cold War; 
Whereas 400,000,000 people were freed from the bondage of 
communism during The Cold War in the countries then 
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•HCON 207 IH 
known as the Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, Hun-
gary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria; 
Whereas 139,000,000 people were freed from the bondage of 
communism during The Cold War in the former Soviet 
Republics, in countries now known as Armenia, Azer-
baijan, 
Belarus, 
Estonia, 
Georgia, 
Kazakhstan, 
Krygyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; 
Whereas the events surrounding the Fall of the Berlin Wall 
and the end of The Cold War ignited the political transi-
tion to democracy in Yugoslavia, Albania, Mongolia, 
Thailand, Cambodia, Mozambique, Benin, Ethiopia, An-
gola, and the Congo; 
Whereas the victory of the United States in The Cold War 
signifies freedom and security and opportunity for the 
formerly oppressed, and will continue to do so for dec-
ades to come; 
Whereas the Fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the most signifi-
cant events of the 20th century, symbolized the triumph 
of democratic capitalism over totalitarian communism; 
and 
Whereas, November 9, 2009, will mark the 20th anniversary 
of this historic event: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
Nation should celebrate the victory of the United States 
in The Cold War and the 20th anniversary of the Fall 
of the Berlin Wall by— 
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(1) promoting education about The Cold War 
and its historical significance; 
(2) celebrating peace, freedom, and the prin-
ciples of democratic government; 
(3) honoring and reflecting upon the role of the 
United States in the international struggle for indi-
vidual human rights and the evolution of the free en-
terprise system; and 
(4) recognizing the veterans who served during 
The Cold War. 
Æ 
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