,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ajg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#bc1 #bjac ,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4      
,heller1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1   
,mr4 ,baucus1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 ,mrs4 ,hagan1
 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4   
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,warner1  
,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4     
,warren1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mr4    
,chambliss7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring      
military children during the ,national  
,month of the ,military ,child4         
,whereas more than #b1jjj1jjj men and   
women are demonstrating their courage   
and commitment to freedom by serving in 
the ,armed ,forces of the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas #dc4i percent of      
members of the ,armed ,forces1 when     
deployed away from their permanent duty 
stations1 leave families with children  
behind2 ,whereas no one feels the effect

 of deployments more than the children  
of deployed members of the ,armed       
,forces2 ,whereas1 as of ,march #bjac1  
#d1hjb children had lost a parent       
serving in ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom   
and ,operation ,enduring ,freedom2      
,whereas the daily struggles and        
personal sacrifices of children of      
members of the ,armed ,forces too often 
go unnoticed2 ,whereas countless        
children live with a parent who is a    
member of the ,armed ,forces and who    
bears a visible or invisible wound of   
war2 ,whereas the children of members of
 the ,armed ,forces are a source of     
pride and honor to the people of the    
,united ,states and it is fitting that  
the ,united ,states recognize their     
contributions and celebrate their       
spirit2 ,whereas the ,national ,month of
 the ,military ,child1 observed in      
,april each year1 recognizes military   
children for their sacrifices and       
contributes to demonstrating the        
unconditional support of the ,united    

,states for members of the ,armed       
,forces2 ,whereas1 in addition to       
programs of the ,department of ,defense 
to support military families and        
military children1 various programs and 
campaigns have been established in the  
private sector to honor1 support1 and   
thank military children by fostering    
awareness and appreciation for the      
sacrifices and the challenges they face2
 and ,whereas a month-long salute to    
military children will encourage support
 for those organizations and campaigns  
established to provide direct support   
for military children and families3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate--  7#a7 joins the ,secretary of 
,defense in honoring the children of    
members of the ,armed ,forces and       
recognizes that those children also     
share in the burden of protecting the   
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 urges the    
people of the ,united ,states to join   
with the military community in observing
 the ,national ,month of the ,military  

,child with appropriate ceremonies and  
activities that honor1 support1 and     
thank military children4