,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,mr4  
,hunt] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 ,mr4    
,knight1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,issa1 & ,mr4
 ,jones7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,honor+ &       
rememb]+ on ,national ,=m] ,,p[         
,recognition ,day & ! #ge? ,anniv]s>y ( 
! ,fall ( ,bataan on ! ,philipp9e       
,isl&s1 ! brave m5 & wom5 :o z prison]s 
( w> gave _! lib]ty to ensure ours1 ?us 
embody+ ! endur+ _s ( ,am]ican fre$om & 
det]m9ation4  ,:]eas f ! ,briti% prison 
%ips float+ 9 ,new ,york's h>bor to !   
,tig] ,cages 9 ,nor? ,vietnam1 f ! copp]
 m9es ( ,japan to ! m9e %afts ( ,b]ga1 f
 ,&]sonville1 ,georgia1 to ,mukd51 ,*9a1
 ,am]ican s]vice m5 & wom5 h endur$     
unimag9able cruelty & unspeakable       
treatm5t at ! h&s ( _! captors2 ,:]eas  
,am]ican prison]s ( w> 7 /ripp$ ( _!    
rights1 _! dignity1 _! heal?1 & 9 _m    
cases _! lives2 ,:]eas ^! s]vicememb]s  

endur$ trials few ( u c imag9e & f\nd   
c\rage 9 a d>kness we w hopefully nev]  
exp]i5ce2 ,:]eas ,national ,=m] ,,p[    
,recognition ,day 0 e/abli%$ to         
memorialize ! surr5d] ( #hj1jjj ,am]ican
 & ,filip9o troops by ,g5]al ,edw>d ,p4 
,k+ on ,april #i1 #aidb1 on ! ,bataan   
,p59sula t l$ to ! infam\s ,bataan ,dea?
 ,m>* & ne>ly f\r ye>s ( brutal         
imprisonm5t & slave labor = ! survivors2
 ,:]eas1 by ,may #aj1 #aidb1 ov] #aa1ejj
 ,am]icans & ,filip9os surr5d]$ on      
,corregidor1 a =tress isl& 9 ,manila    
,bay1 & at v>i\s bases 9 ! ,s\!rn       
,philipp9e ,isl&s turn+ ! fall ( !      
,philipp9es into ! l>ge/ surr5d] 9      
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y hi/ory2 ,:]eas ov]
 #bf1jjj ,am]ican ,p,o,ws 7 ultimately  
held by ,imp]ial ,japan1 ) an e/imat$   
mortality rate ( #dj p]c5t1 ( :i* ne>ly 
"o-?ird ( ^! dea?s on hell %ips c>ry+ !m
 to ,japan = slave labor 9 ,japanese    
companies2 ,:]eas ! productive peace    
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,japan has     
produc$ a model ( reconciliation betwe5 

=m] combatants2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,japan 9 #bjji (f]$ an apology to !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,p,o,ws = _! damage &     
suff]+ "u ,imp]ial ,japan1 & 9 #bjaj    
e/abli%$ a program = =m] ,p,o,ws & _!   
families to visit ,japan & _! =m] ,,p[  
camps2 & ,:]eas ! p>ticipants enc\rage !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,japan to p>tn] ) its      
national companies to turn ?is          
successful program into an int]national 
model ( reconciliation & a p]man5t fund 
to support projects = remembrance1      
docum5tation1 education1 & ex*ange3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 appreciates !    
rec5t ef=ts by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,japan t[>d
 a hi/oric apology = ,imp]ial ,japan's  
maltreatm5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates prison]s (  
w>2 &  7#b7 asks ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to 
"w ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,japan &             
repres5tatives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,p,o,ws
 to memorialize ?is hi/oric #ge?        
,anniv]s>y ( ! ,fall ( ,bataan by craft+
 a =mal agreem5t e/abli%+ a p]man5t     
future fund to und]/&1 pres]ve1 & tea* !

 hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,,p[ exp]i5ce 
) ,japan4