,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ah1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,walberg 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,benishek1 ,mr4          
,bentivolio1 ,mr4 ,camp1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 
,mr4 ,huizenga of ,michigan1 ,mr4       
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mrs4 ,miller of  
,michigan1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,michigan1   
,mr4 ,rogers of ,michigan1 and ,mr4     
,upton7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,natural ,resources       
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #bjjth   
anniversary of the ,battles at the      
,river ,raisin and the significance of  
these battles during the ,war of #ahab4 
,whereas from ,january #ah to ,january  
#bb1 #ahac1 the military forces of the  
,united ,states and ,great ,britain     
engaged in the ,battles of ,frenchtown1 
which have come to be commonly referred 
to as the ,battles of ,river ,raisin2   
,whereas the battles on the north bank  
of the ,river ,raisin were some of the  

largest engagements of the ,war of      
#ahab1 and the largest battle ever to be
 fought on ,michigan soil2 ,whereas the 
conflicts were some of the bloodiest    
engagements during the ,war of #ahab2   
,whereas of the #icd members of the     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces who      
fought here1 only #cc escaped death or  
capture2 ,whereas the ,battles of the   
,river ,raisin had a significant effect 
on the campaign for the ,great ,lakes   
and inspired one of the great rallying  
cries of the ,war of #ahab1 ,remember   
the ,raisin62 ,whereas each ,january on 
the anniversary of the battle1 a        
memorial service is held commemorating  
the service of the ,citizens of the     
,united ,states1 the ,united ,kingdom1  
,france1 ,canada1 and ,native ,americans
 who fought at the ,battle of ,river    
,raisin2 ,whereas the ,river ,raisin    
,battlefield ,site was established as a 
,michigan ,state ,historic ,site on     
,february #ah1 #aief1 and was placed on 
the ,national ,register of ,historic    

,places on ,december #aj1 #aihb2        
,whereas since #aiij the ,monroe ,county
 ,historical ,commission and the ,monroe
 ,county ,historical ,society have      
managed the ,monroe ,river ,raisin      
,battlefield ,visitor ,center1 a source 
of community pride and a resource for   
information about the ,battle of ,river 
,raisin2 ,whereas the ,omnibus ,public  
,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7,public
 ,law #aaa-aa7 authorized the           
establishment of the ,river ,raisin     
,national ,battlefield ,park at ,monroe1
 ,michigan2 ,whereas1 on ,october #bb1  
#bjaj1 the ,river ,raisin ,national     
,battlefield ,park was established as   
the #cicrd unit of the ,united ,states  
,national ,park ,service and is the only
 ,national ,battlefield ,park           
representing the ,war of #ahab2 and     
,whereas the #bjjth anniversary of the  
,battles of the ,river ,raisin are      
,january #ah to ,january #bb1 #bjac3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes 

the #bjjth anniversary of the ,battles  
of ,river ,raisin2  7#b7 pays tribute to
 the members of the ,united ,states     
,armed ,forces who died at ,river       
,raisin2  7#c7 recognizes the work of   
the ,river ,raisin ,battlefield ,visitor
 ,center in ,monroe1 ,michigan1 a       
cooperative effort of the ,monroe       
,county ,historical ,commission1 ,monroe
 ,county ,historical ,society1 ,national
 ,park ,service and the ,city of ,monroe
 in preserving and maintaining this     
battlefield and the legacy of those who 
fought for future generations2 and  7#d7
 encourages the people of the ,united   
,states to visit the ,river ,raisin     
,national ,battlefield ,park on the     
occasion of this bicentennial           
anniversary4