,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bj  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,june #bj1 #bjai,mr4 ,moran 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,roberts7 submitted the       
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,,concurrent ,,resolution   
,expressing the sense of ,congress that 
the ,president should posthumously award
 the ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom to
 ,harry ,w4 ,colmery4  ,whereas the life
 of ,harry ,w4 ,colmery of ,topeka1     
,kansas1 was marked by service to the   
,united ,states and its citizens2       
,whereas in #aiaf1 ,harry ,colmery      
earned a degree in law from the         
,university of ,pittsburgh and          
successfully argued #b significant cases
 before the ,supreme ,court of the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas during ,world 
,war ,i1 ,harry ,colmery joined the     
,army ,air ,service1 serving as a first 
lieutenant during the early stages of   
military aviation2 ,whereas after ,world

 ,war ,i1 ,harry ,colmery actively      
contributed to the growth of the newly  
formed ,american ,legion and went on to 
hold several offices in the ,legion and 
was elected ,national ,commander in     
#aicf2 ,whereas in #aidc1 the ,united   
,states faced the return from ,world    
,war ,,ii of what was to become an      
active duty force of #ae1jjj1jjj        
soldiers1 sailors1 airmen1 and ,marines2
 ,whereas ,harry ,colmery spearheaded   
the efforts of the ,american ,legion to 
develop legislation to ensure that these
 individuals1 who had fought for the    
democratic ideals of the ,united ,states
 and to preserve freedom1 could fully   
participate in all of the opportunities 
the ,united ,states provided2 ,whereas  
in ,december #aidc1 during an emergency 
meeting of the ,american ,legion        
leadership1 ,harry ,colmery initially   
drafted the legislation that became the 
,servicemen's ,readjustment ,act of     
#aidd1 also known as the ,,gi ,bill of  
,rights2 ,whereas the ,,gi ,bill of     

,rights is credited by veterans' service
 organizations1 economists1 and         
historians as the engine that           
transformed the postwar ,united ,states 
into a more egalitarian1 prosperous1 and
 enlightened ,nation poised to lead the 
world into the #bast century2 ,whereas  
since its enactment1 the ,,gi ,bill of  
,rights has provided education or       
training for approximately #g1hjj1jjj   
individuals1 including #b1bjj1jjj in    
college1 #c1djj1jjj in other schools1   
#a1djj1jjj in vocational education1 and 
#fij1jjj in farm training2 ,whereas     
#b1ajj1jjj ,world ,war ,,ii veterans    
purchased homes through the ,,gi ,bill2 
,whereas the initial ,,gi ,bill has     
provided education and training to over 
#hjj1jjj professionals that serve the   
,nation in specific career fields1      
including #dej1jjj engineers1 #bch1jjj  
teachers1 #ia1jjj scientists1 #fg1jjj   
doctors1 and #bb1jjj dentists2 ,whereas 
in #aide1 ,president ,truman established
 the ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom to

 recognize notable service during the   
war1 and in #aifc1 ,president ,kennedy  
reinstated the medal to honor the       
achievement of civilians during         
peacetime2 ,whereas pursuant to         
,executive ,order #aajhe 7#bg ,fed4     
,reg4 #agei71 the ,president may award  
the ,medal of ,freedom to any person who
 has made an especially meritorious     
contribution to-- 7#a7 the security or  
national interest of the ,united        
,states2  7#b7 world peace2 or  7#c7    
other significant public or private     
endeavors2 and ,whereas ,harry ,colmery1
 noted for his service in the military1 
in the legal sector1 and on behalf of   
the veterans of the ,nation1 meets the  
criteria established for the            
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense  
of ,congress that the ,president should 
posthumously award the ,presidential    
,medal of ,freedom to ,harry ,w4        
,colmery of ,topeka1 ,kansas4