,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #cj1       
#bjac,mr4 ,bachus 7for himself and ,ms4 
,sewell of ,alabama7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,recognizing ,birmingham1 ,alabama1 as  
home to the first and longest-running   
celebration of ,veterans ,day and home  
of the ,national ,veteran ,award4       
,whereas ,november #aa1 #bjac1 is the   
#ffth anniversary of ,national ,veterans
 ,day in ,birmingham1 ,alabama2 ,whereas
 ,national ,veterans ,day in ,birmingham
 is the longest-running celebration of  
,veterans ,day in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas on ,november #aa1 #aidf1 ,world

 ,war ,,ii veteran ,raymond ,weeks      
presented ,general ,eisenhower a program
 design proposing ,national ,veterans   
,day #aidg to honor veterans of all wars
 fought by the ,united ,states1         
replacing ,armistice ,day2 ,whereas the 
first celebration was held in           
,birmingham by the ,national ,veterans  
,day organization in #aidg and included 
a ,world ,peace ,dinner keynoted by     
,general ,omar ,bradley1 a memorial     
service1 and a parade1 among other      
events2 ,whereas ,president ,eisenhower 
signed into law on ,june #a1 #aied1 the 
,act proclaiming ,november #aa as       
,veterans ,day 7,public ,law #hc-chj72  
,whereas in #aied1 the ,national        
,veterans ,day organization1 started by 
,raymond ,weeks1 expanded to include an 
annual presentation of the ,national    
,veteran ,award in ,birmingham2 ,whereas
 the #fjth ,national ,veteran ,award in 
#bjac honors the ,tuskegee ,airmen1     
heroes of flight in ,world ,war ,,ii2   
,whereas the ,national ,veteran ,award  

reception and banquet1 memorial service1
 ,world ,peace ,luncheon1 and parade    
have been held every year since #aied2  
,whereas the briefing for ,president    
,reagan by ,elizabeth ,dole for the     
,presidential ,citizens ,medals cited   
,raymond ,weeks as the ,father of       
,veterans ,day2 ,whereas ,president     
,reagan recognized ,raymond ,weeks as   
the driving force behind ,veterans ,day 
while presenting ,mr4 ,weeks the        
,presidential ,citizens ,medal on       
,november #aa1 #aihb1 at the ,white     
,house2 ,whereas ,raymond ,weeks should 
be remembered for his #dj years of loyal
 service to create a national           
commemoration to honor the great men and
 women who have served the ,united      
,states2 and ,whereas ,birmingham1      
,alabama1 should be recognized for its  
contributions to the institution of     
,national ,veterans ,day1 the ,national 
,veteran ,award1 and the ,world ,peace  
,luncheon3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   

recognizes ,birmingham1 ,alabama1 as    
home to the first and longest-running   
national celebration of ,veterans ,day2 
7#b7 recognizes ,raymond ,weeks for his 
#dj years of patriotic and pioneering   
efforts establishing ,veterans ,day and 
the ,national ,veteran ,award2  7#c7    
congratulates the ,tuskegee ,airmen for 
receiving the ,national ,veteran ,award2
  7#d7 honors the veterans of the       
,united ,states and their families for  
providing freedom of life and liberty2  
and  7#e7 pays tribute to the men and   
women of the ,united ,states in uniform 
who risk life and limb at home and      
overseas4