,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ghe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #i1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,upton 7for himself and ,mrs4 
,dingell7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,february #a1 #bjbj1 as  
,blue ,star ,mother's ,day4  ,whereas   
,blue ,star ,mothers of ,america1 ,inc41
 was founded as a patriotic service     
organization on ,february #b1 #aidb1    
with the purpose of uniting mothers with
 sons or daughters in the ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas1 on    
,february #a1 #aidb1 #cjj mothers of    
members of the ,armed ,forces held their
 first meeting in ,michigan1 and        
,february #a1 #bjbj1 is the #ghth       
anniversary of that meeting2 ,whereas1  
on ,february #f1 #aidb1 the organization
 was discussed in the ,congressional    
,record1 and chapters then formed in    
,michigan1 ,ohio1 ,wisconsin1 ,new      

,york1 ,pennsylvania1 ,oregon1          
,california1 ,iowa1 and ,washington2    
,whereas1 on ,july #ad1 #aifj1 the ,blue
 ,star ,mothers of ,america1 ,inc41     
received its charter from ,congress     
7,public ,law #hf-fec72 ,whereas ,blue  
,star ,mothers make enormous sacrifices 
while their sons and daughters are      
providing for the defense of the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas ,blue ,star ,mothers 
pack and ship thousands of care packages
 every year to members of the ,armed    
,forces deployed overseas1 volunteer to 
help homeless veterans1 provide support 
for wounded warriors1 visit with        
hospitalized veterans1 honor fallen     
heroes during funeral services1 and     
offer a compassionate community for the 
mothers of men and women of the ,armed  
,forces serving in harm's way2 ,whereas 
,blue ,star ,mothers promote the values 
of the ,united ,states1 demonstrate a   
patriotic spirit1 and advance a national
 sense of pride and appreciation for the
 men and women of the ,armed ,forces2   

,whereas there are #aih active chapters 
of the ,blue ,star ,mothers of ,america1
 ,inc41 throughout the ,united ,states1 
representing thousands of military      
families2 and ,whereas ,february #a1    
#bjbj1 would be an appropriate day to   
designate as ,blue ,star ,mother's ,day3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports   
the designation of ,blue ,star ,mother's
 ,day1 which honors and recognizes--    
7,a7 the contributions of the members of
 the ,blue ,star ,mothers of ,america1  
,inc42 and  7,b7 the important role     
,blue ,star ,mothers play in supporting 
each other and members and veterans of  
the ,armed ,forces2 and  7#b7 encourages
 the people of the ,united ,states--    
7,a7 to observe ,blue ,star ,mother's   
,day2 and  7,b7 to support the work of  
local chapters of the ,blue ,star       
,mothers of ,america1 ,inc4