#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #dd  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,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 support and medical  
care to a member of the uniformed       
services or veteran who suffers from a  
physical1 mental1 or emotional wound or 
injury2 ,whereas military caregivers can
 include a father1 mother1 spouse1      
sibling1 family member1 loved one1 or   
close friend 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 ,whereas         
according to a study of military        
caregivers conducted by the ,,rand      
,corporation1 more than #a1jjj1jjj      
individuals serve as caregivers to      
veterans who served in ,operation       
,enduring ,freedom or ,operation ,iraqi 
,freedom2 ,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
 adoration1 loyalty1 and longevity 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 sunflower is a flower that          
symbolizes adoration1 loyalty1 and      
longevity2 and ,whereas there is no more
 appropriate representation of the      
devotion and determination to overcome  
obstacles shown every day by military   
caregivers than the sunflower3 ,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      
sunflower as the flower for military    
caregivers4  ,passed the ,senate ,july  
#aa1 #bjaf4,secretary