,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bh1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,mc,nerney 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,palazzo7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,february #bh1 as    
,desert ,storm ,veterans ,day4  ,whereas
 ,operation ,desert ,storm was the      
offensive war1 part of the greater      
,persian ,gulf war1 that took place in  
,kuwait and ,iraq2 ,whereas the main    
goal of ,operation ,desert ,storm was to
 liberate ,kuwait from invading ,iraqi  
forces and prevent the invasion of      
,saudi ,arabia2 ,whereas ,operation     
,desert ,storm began on ,january #ae1   
#aiia1 with the deployment of ,united   
,states ground1 air1 and naval forces2  
,whereas the ,united ,states and allied 
nations flew more than #ah1jjj air      
deployment missions and more than       
#aaf1jjj combat air sorties2 ,whereas1  

on ,february #bh1 #aiia1 ,kuwait was    
liberated and offensive operations were 
halted2 ,whereas a formal cease-fire    
went into effect on ,april #aa1 #aiia2  
and ,whereas #adc ,united ,states brave 
service men and women perished in       
action1 with others eventually          
succumbing to their injuries after      
,operation ,desert ,storm3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,desert ,storm ,veterans 
,day2  7#b7 honors and recognizes the   
contributions of the veterans of the    
,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states   
who served in ,operation ,desert ,storm2
  7#c7 supports the expeditious handling
 by the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs of claims by ,desert ,storm    
veterans and the payment of fair and    
just compensation for those diagnosed   
and undiagnosed conditions associated   
with their service in ,desert ,storm or 
related exposures to certain chemical1  
biological1 and environmental toxins2   

7#d7 urges that these ,desert ,storm    
veterans continue to receive the highest
 quality medical treatment for those    
ailments that may be associated with    
their service in ,desert ,storm2  7#e7  
encourages ,states and local governments
 to designate a day as ,desert ,storm   
,veterans ,day2 and  7#f7 encourages the
 people of the ,united ,states to       
observe ,desert ,storm ,veterans ,day   
with appropriate ceremonies and         
activities that-- 7,a7 provide the      
appreciation that the veterans of       
,operation ,desert ,storm deserve2  7,b7
 demonstrate the resolve that the people
 of the ,united ,states shall never     
forget the sacrifices and service of the
 veterans who served in ,operation      
,desert ,storm2  7,c7 promote awareness 
of the faithful service and             
contributions of the veterans of        
,operation ,desert ,storm to the        
communities of the veterans since       
returning home2  7,d7 promote awareness 
of the importance of entire communities 

empowering veterans and the families of 
veterans in helping the veterans        
readjust to civilian life after service 
in the ,armed ,forces2 and  7,e7 promote
 opportunities for veterans of          
,operation ,desert ,storm to support the
 reintegration of younger veterans into 
civilian life4