,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #i1 #bjag    
,mr4 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1    
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,da9es1  
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4       
,udall1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! crew ( !   
,san ,antonio ,rose1 ,b-#ag;,f1 :o      
sacrific$ _! lives dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 & 
honor+ _! memory dur+ ! week ( ! #ge?   
anniv]s>y ( t tragic ev5t4  ,:]eas1 9   
#aidc1 ! ongo+ fight+ aga9/ ! ,japanese 
9 ! ,pacific dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii 0        
trea*]\s1 a decisive outcome hung 9 !   
balance1 & e victory aga9/ ! ,japanese  
contribut$ to ! ultimate success 9 !    
region2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #e1 #aidc1   
six ,b-#ags ( ! #dcrd ,bomb>dm5t ,gr\p &
 six ,b-#bds ( ! #ij? ,bomb>dm5t ,gr\p  
left f ,port ,moresby1 ,new ,gu9ea1 to  
bomb %ipp+ at ,rabaul1 ,new ,brita91 to 

break up a major ,japanese re9=cem5t    
convoy2 ,:]eas1 ) ! ,san ,antonio ,rose1
 ,b-#ag;,f 7,no4 #da-bddeh71 9 ! lead1 !
 twelve bomb]s ( ! anti-%ipp+ /rike     
proce$$ to ,rabaul splitt+ ! =mation to 
t>get %ipp+ 9 ,blan*e ,bay1 ,simpson    
,h>bor1 ,k]avia ,bay1 & ,vunapope2      
,:]eas ! ,am]ican attack surpris$ !     
,japanese1 & !y did n fire anti-aircraft
 artill]y until aft] ! ,am]ican bombs _h
 be5 successfully dropp$ on _! t>gets2  
,:]eas1 :5 bomb]s rejo9$ =mation1 ! ,san
 ,antonio ,rose 0 no long] 9 ! lead &   
did n rejo9 ! =mation2 ,:]eas ! ,san    
,antonio ,rose 0 la/ report$ to h smoke 
trail+ f ! aircraft :ile be+ pursu$ by  
,japanese fight]s into ! cl\ds head+ s\?
 j ea/ ( ,vunakanau1 ,new ,brita9 ,isl&1
 9 :at is n[ ,papua ,new ,gu9ea2 ,:]eas 
! ,san ,antonio ,rose 0 nev] sight$     
aga92 ,:]eas ! crew onbo>d ! ,san       
,antonio ,rose 7 decl>$ miss+ 9 action  
on ,janu>y #e1 #aidc1 & subsequ5tly     
decl>$ kill$ 9 action on ,decemb] #ab1  
#aide2 ,:]eas ! memb]s ( ! crew ( ! ,san

 ,antonio ,rose includ$-- ,pilot1 ,major
 ,all5 ,l9db]g1 ,new ,york1 ,new ,york  
,co-,pilot1 ,capta9 ,b5ton ,h4 ,daniel1 
,hollis1 ,oklahoma  ,bomb>di]1 #bnd     
,lieut5ant ,rob]t ,l4 ,h&1 ,fields      
,/ore1 ,texas  ,navigator1 #a/          
,lieut5ant ,john ,w4 ,hanson1 ,miss\la1 
,montana  ,eng9e]1 ,te*nical ,s]geant   
,d5nis ,t4 ,craig1 ,new ,york1 ,new     
,york  ,radio1 ,/aff ,s]geant ,qu5t9 ,w4
 ,blakely1 ,wa%+ton1 ,di/rict (         
,columbia  ,gunn]1 ,s]geant ,leslie ,a4 
,/ew>t1 ,ea/ ,*icago1 ,ill9ois  ,gunn]1 
,private ,fir/ ,class ,lel& ,w4 ,/one1  
,oakl&1 ,cali=nia  ,gunn]1 ,private     
,fir/ ,class ,william ,g4 ,fras]1 ,jr41 
,san ,antonio1 ,texas  ,obs]v]1         
,lieut5ant ,colonel ,jack ,w4           
,bleasdale1 ,san ,f]n&o1 ,cali=nia      
,obs]v]1 ,brigadi] ,g5]al ,k5ne? ,n4    
,walk]1 ,c]illos1 ,new ,mexico2 &       
,:]eas ! crew ( ! ,san ,antonio ,rose1  
includ+ ,brigadi] ,g5]al ,k5ne? ,n4     
,walk]1 ,m$al ( ,honor recipi5t & highe/
 rank+ (fic] miss+ 9 action f ,_w ,w>   

,,ii1 h nev] be5 recov]$ & br\ght home  
to re/3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 
7#a7 recognizes t ! h]oic actions &     
selflessness ( ! crew ( ! ,san ,antonio 
,rose1 ,b-#ag;,f 7,no4 #da-bddeh71 l$ to
 lessons le>n$ t directly impact$ !     
success ( subsequ5t missions1 includ+ ! 
,battle ( ! ,bism>ck ,sea2  7#b7        
commemorates ! #ge? anniv]s>y ( ! loss (
 ! ,san ,antonio ,rose & its crew2  7#c7
 expresses gratitude to ! ,airm5 :o s]v$
 abo>d ! ,san ,antonio ,rose = _!       
fai?ful s]vice2 &  7#d7 honors ! memory 
( ! crew ( ! ,san ,antonio ,rose ) a    
pl$ge to nev] =get _! sacrifice by      
enc\rag+ ! cont9u$ se>* & recov]y ( _!  
rema9s1 & to fulfill ! promise to f9ally
 br+ !m home4