,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#cj1 #bjad ,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1  
,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4        
,whitehouse1 ,mrs4 ,hagan1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1
 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4    
,schatz1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1  
,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7         
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 #b1bjj1jjj individuals demonstrate 
courage and commitment to freedom by    
serving in the ,armed ,forces of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas #dc4e percent 
of members of the ,armed ,forces1 when  
deployed away from their permanent duty 
stations1 leave behind families with    
children2 ,whereas no one feels the     
effect of deployments more than the     
children of deployed members of the     
,armed ,forces2 ,whereas as of ,march   

#bjad1 more than #eb1jjj children have  
had a military parent wounded in        
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom or ,operation
 ,enduring ,freedom2 ,whereas the daily 
struggles and personal sacrifices of    
children of members of the ,armed       
,forces are too often 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 ,states1   
and it is fitting that the ,united      
,states recognize the contributions of  
such children and celebrate the spirit  
of such children2 ,whereas the ,national
 ,month of the ,military ,child1        
observed in ,april of 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 ,whereas 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 that such 
children face2 and ,whereas a month-long
 salute to military children encourages 
support for the 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 such children share in  
the burden of protecting the ,united    
,states2 and  7#b7 urges the people of  
the ,united ,states to join the military
 community in observing the ,national   
,month of the ,military ,child with     
appropriate ceremonies and activities   
that honor1 support1 and thank military 

children4