,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aaig  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,october #af1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,pence 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 and ,mr4    
,carbajal7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,veterans'
 ,affairs1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,october #bc1 #bjbj1 
as a national day of remembrance of the 
tragic #aihc terrorist bombing of the   
,united ,states ,marine ,corps barracks 
in ,beirut1 ,lebanon4  ,whereas the     
,united ,states deployed members of the 
,armed ,forces to ,lebanon in #aihb as  
part of a multinational peacekeeping    
force2 ,whereas1 at #f3bb a4m4 local    
time on ,october #bc1 #aihc1 a truck    

packed with explosives detonated outside
 of a building at ,beirut ,international
 ,airport that served as quarters for   
several hundred members of the ,united  
,states ,armed ,forces deployed as part 
of the peacekeeping force2 ,whereas #bda
 members of the ,armed ,forces lost     
their life in the blast2 ,whereas the   
attack killed #bbj marines1 members of  
the #ast ,battalion1 #hth ,marines      
,battalion ,landing ,team2 ,whereas     
,october #bc1 #aihc1 was the deadliest  
day for the ,marine ,corps since the    
,battle of ,iwo ,jima in ,february #aide
 during ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas in   
addition to the ,marine ,corps          
casualties1 #ah ,navy sailors and #c    
,army soldiers were killed1 and more    
than #ajj other members of the ,armed   
,forces were injured2 ,whereas members  
of the ,armed ,forces from #ci ,states  
and ,puerto ,rico died while serving in 
,beirut1 ,lebanon1 from #aihb to #aihd2 
,whereas on the same day as the bombing 
of the ,marine ,corps barracks1 another 

suicide bomber killed #eh ,french       
paratroopers housed at another building 
in ,beirut2 ,whereas this terrorist     
attack on ,october #bc1 #aihc1 followed 
a separate tragic suicide bombing on    
,april #ah1 #aihc1 that killed #fc      
people1 including #ag ,americans1 and   
injured #abj others in front of the     
,united ,states ,embassy in ,beirut2 and
 ,whereas it is fitting and proper that 
the events of ,october #bc1 #aihc1 and  
the members of the ,united ,states      
,armed ,forces who died in ,beirut on   
that day are recognized and commemorated
 through the establishment of a national
 day of remembrance on ,october #bc3    
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the 
designation of a national day of        
remembrance for members of the ,united  
,states ,armed ,forces who were killed  
or injured by the terrorist attack on   
the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps      
barracks in ,beirut1 ,lebanon1 on       
,october #bc1 #aihc2  7#b7 honors the   

,gold ,star ,families who lost their    
loved ones more than three decades ago2 
7#c7 remembers the faith and loyalty of 
the soldiers1 sailors1 and marines who  
laid down their lives to protect our    
freedoms2 and all veterans who have so  
nobly worn the uniform of our ,armed    
,forces2 and  7#d7 encourages the people
 of the ,united ,states to honor the    
fallen by supporting and participating  
in appropriate ceremonies1 programs1 and
 other activities in observance of such 
a national day of remembrance4