,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bg1 #bjad ,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,casey7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,easy        
,company1 #bnd ,battalion of the #ejfth 
,parachute ,infantry ,regiment of the   
#ajast ,airborne ,division4  ,whereas   
,easy ,company1 #bnd ,battalion         
comprised part of the #ejfth ,parachute 
,infantry ,regiment of the #ajast       
,airborne ,division of the ,united      
,states ,army2 ,whereas ,easy ,company  
was immortalized by the heroic actions  
of its soldiers during ,world ,war ,,ii2
 ,whereas the book and miniseries1 ,band
 of ,brothers1 introduces a new         
generation of people of the ,united     
,states to the valorous deeds of ,easy  
,company2 ,whereas ,easy ,company       
engaged in critical combat missions     
during ,world ,war ,,ii1 including the  

,battle of ,normandy1 ,operation ,market
 ,garden1 the ,battle of ,bastogne1 and 
the ,allied capture of ,hitler's ,eagles
 ,nest2 ,whereas ,easy ,company was     
originally comprised of #adj soldiers1  
#ab of whom were natives of the ,state  
of ,pennsylvania2 ,whereas the          
,pennsylvania heroes who helped to form 
,easy ,company were ,richard ,d4 ,dick  
,winters1 ,thomas ,meehan ,,iii1 ,harry 
,f4 ,welsh1 ,jack ,edward ,foley1       
,joseph ,d4 ,toye1 ,william ,j4         
,guarnere1 ,forrest ,l4 ,guth1 ,edward  
,james ,heffron1 ,albert ,blithe1 ,carl 
,l4 ,fenstermaker1 ,roderick ,g4        
,strohl1 and ,joseph ,a4 ,lesniewski2   
,whereas ,easy ,company lost #di        
soldiers1 including ,thomas ,meehan     
,,iii1 who paid the ultimate price for  
freedom during ,world ,war ,,ii2 and    
,whereas with the passing of ,william   
,j4 ,guarnere1 also known as ,wild      
,bill1 on ,march #h1 #bjad1 all of the  
,pennsylvania natives who served in     
,easy ,company1 except for ,roderick ,g4

 ,strohl1 have passed away3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
recognizes-- 7#a7 the impact of ,easy   
,company and the bravery of all of the  
heroes who have served in the company2  
and  7#b7 the brave ,pennsylvania       
natives who served in ,easy ,company4