,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,june #bb1 #bjae,mr4 ,burr 7for himself1
 ,mrs4 ,murray1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7   
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs       
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
the daisy as the flower for military    
caregivers4  ,whereas military          
caregivers are nameless1 courageous1    
giving individuals whose determination  
and sacrifices are rarely acknowledged  
and little-known outside of the military
 community2 ,whereas a military         
caregiver provides medical care to a    
member of the uniformed services or     
veteran who suffers from a physical1    
mental1 or emotional wound or injury2   
,whereas a military caregiver is a      
father1 mother1 spouse1 sibling1 family 
member1 or loved one of an injured      
member of the uniformed services or     
veteran2 ,whereas since the first armed 

conflict of the ,united ,states1 injured
 veterans have been cared for by family 
members and loved ones after returning  
home from combat2 ,whereas since the    
,revolutionary ,war1 military caregivers
 in the ,united ,states have tended to  
injured veterans as the veterans have   
recovered from seen and unseen wounds   
from combat operations2 ,whereas        
military caregivers have shown time and 
time again1 regardless of the conflict1 
that caring for those who return home is
 a part of the character of the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas many of the members of
 the uniformed services and veterans who
 served in ,operation ,enduring ,freedom
 or ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom--  7#a7  
suffered wounds or injuries2 and  7#b7  
require assistance from a caregiver to  
complete either activities of daily     
living such as bathing1 dressing1 and   
feeding1 or instrumental activities such
 as transportation1 meal preparation1   
and health management2  ,whereas1       
according to a study of military        

caregivers conducted by the ,,rand      
,corporation1 as many as #a1jjj1jjj     
spouses1 parents1 and children of       
veterans have served or are currently   
serving as caregivers to veterans who   
served in ,operation ,enduring ,freedom 
or ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom2 ,whereas 
section #afgb of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjh 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note2 #abb   
,stat4 #dha7 introduced an expansion of 
medical care available to family        
caregivers2 ,whereas the ,caregivers and
 ,veterans ,omnibus ,health ,services   
,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-afc2   
#abd ,stat4 #aacj7 facilitated a new    
program for access to health insurance1 
mental health services1 caregiver       
training1 and respite care by family    
caregivers of veterans who served in    
,operation ,enduring ,freedom or        
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom2 ,whereas the
 love and loyalty of military           
caregivers-- 7#a7 endures through the   
hardships of extended hospital stays1   

multiple surgeries1 and lifetimes of    
care2 and  7#b7 helps create a fresh    
start that is hopeful even during       
difficult times2  ,whereas the daisy is 
a flower that symbolizes both-- 7#a7    
loyalty to love2 and  7#b7 new          
beginnings2 and ,whereas there is no    
more appropriate representation of the  
devotion and determination to overcome  
obstacles shown every day by military   
caregivers than the daisy3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7
 honors military caregivers for service 
and sacrifice to the ,united ,states2   
7#b7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states-- 7,a7 to show support  
to military families2 and  7,b7 to      
recognize the sacrifices endured by     
those families in service to the ,united
 ,states2 and  7#c7 recognizes the daisy
 as the flower for military caregivers4