,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,burr1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,veterans'
 ,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
,veterans ,day #bjad as a special       
,welcome ,home ,commemoration for all   
who have served in the military since   
,september #ad1 #bjja4  ,whereas the    
,united ,states1 pursuant to the        
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force 7,public ,law #ajg-dj71 commenced
 a war against individuals responsible  
for the #i_/aa attacks2 ,whereas in the 
intervening #ac years1 members of the   
,united ,states ,armed ,forces have     
engaged in warfare around the globe1    
especially in ,iraq and ,afghanistan2   
,whereas there have been #b1fjj1jjj     
deployments to ,iraq and ,afghanistan   
and more than #ejj1jjj soldiers have    
completed multiple tours2 ,whereas over 

#aaj1jjj sailors have deployed as       
individual augmentees in support of the 
war ashore and additional sailors have  
deployed on navy vessels serving over   
#ahj1jjj days at sea1 providing power   
projection1 regional stability1 and     
global presence2 ,whereas over #bch1jjj 
airmen have deployed to ,iraq and       
,afghanistan and more than #bja1jjj     
airmen have deployed to the ,area of    
,responsibility1 delivering flights in  
support of the war effort2 ,whereas over
 #ccj1jjj marines have deployed afloat  
and ashore1 ensuring peace in some of   
the most dangerous provinces in ,iraq   
and ,afghanistan2 ,whereas1 between     
,january #a1 #bjjj1 and ,january #aj1   
#bjad1 #bhg1iaa cases of traumatic brain
 injury 7,,tbi71 often referred to as a 
signature wound of the wars in ,iraq and
 ,afghanistan1 were diagnosed among     
members of the ,armed ,forces1 and      
approximately #g1ajj cases were         
classified as severe or penetrating2    
,whereas of the members of the ,armed   

,forces who have been deployed to ,iraq 
and ,afghanistan since ,october #bjja1  
more than #f1hjj have been killed in    
action and more than #eb1jjj have been  
wounded in action2 ,whereas ,united     
,states ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and  
,operation ,new ,dawn combat military   
operations in ,iraq are complete and    
,united ,states direct military         
operations in ,afghanistan will end in  
#bjad as the ,united ,states transitions
 to a training and assistance role2     
,whereas the sacrifices of ,united      
,states servicemembers and their        
families during the last #ac years      
should be recognized by all citizens of 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,november 
#aa1 #aiah1 is generally regarded as the
 end of hostilities in ,world ,war ,i1  
and ,veterans ,day has been a legal     
holiday since ,may #ac1 #aich1 when it  
was originally dedicated as ,armistice  
,day to honor veterans of ,world ,war ,i
 and was subsequently amended to honor  
,united ,states veterans of all wars in 

#aied2 and ,whereas ,november #aath is  
the day for the ,nation to reflect on   
the service and sacrifice of every      
generation of veterans3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7       
recognizes ,veterans ,day #bjad as a    
special ,welcome ,home ,commemoration   
for all who have served in the ,united  
,states ,armed ,forces since ,september 
#ad1 #bjja2  7#b7 promotes awareness of 
the services and contributions of all   
post-#i_/aa veterans2 and  7#c7         
encourages communities in the ,united   
,states to plan activities for ,veterans
 ,day #bjad to honor and support all who
 have served during this time and to    
provide citizens of the ,united ,states 
an opportunity to present unified       
recognition of the service and          
sacrifices of post-#i_/aa veterans4