,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #cbf #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjai,mr4 ,cramer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,december #ab1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,risch1 without amendment and an amendment to the preamble,strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,honoring the #geth ,anniversary of the ,battle of the ,bulge fought during ,world ,war ,,ii1 recognizing the valiant efforts of the ,allied ,forces in ,december #aidd1 and remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice1 all of which contributed to the ,allied victory in the ,european ,theater4 ,whereas the ,battle of the ,bulge was the last major ,german offensive in ,western ,europe during ,world ,war ,,ii1 designed to split the ,allied ,forces1 regain the initiative in the ,west1 and pressure the ,allies to seek a negotiated peace2 ,whereas1 in the ,ardennes region of ,belgium and ,luxembourg1 more than #fej1jjj troops from the ,united ,states1 ,great ,britain1 ,belgium1 ,canada1 and other ,allied ,forces defeated ,germany in the ,battle of the ,bulge1 which began ,december #af1 #aidd1 and ended ,january #be1 #aide2 ,whereas the ,battle of the ,bulge resulted in over #hi1jjj ,united ,states casualties1 including #ai1jjj soldiers killed1 #dg1ejj wounded1 and more than #bc1jjj captured or missing-in-action2 ,whereas the ,allied ,forces overcame formidable obstacles that included being greatly outnumbered by the ,german ,army1 harsh weather conditions1 and the treacherous and unknown terrain of the ,ardennes ,forest region of ,belgium2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ag1 #aidd1 during one of the worst atrocities of the war in ,europe1 the ,malmedy ,massacre1 #hd unarmed ,american prisoners of war were shot by troops of the #ast ,,ss ,panzer ,division2 ,whereas #aa ,african ,american soldiers of the #cccrd ,field ,artillery ,battalion were massacred by ,,ss troops near ,wereth1 ,belgium1 and were identified as ,james ,stewart of ,west ,virginia1 ,due ,turner of ,arkansas1 ,curtis ,adams of ,south ,carolina1 ,mager ,bradley of ,mississippi1 ,george ,davis1 ,jr4 of ,alabama1 ,thomas ,forte of ,mississippi1 ,robert ,green of ,georgia1 ,james ,leatherwood of ,mississippi1 ,nathaniel ,moss of ,texas1 ,george ,moten of ,texas1 and ,william ,pritchett of ,alabama2 ,whereas the impressive leadership of ,lieutenant ,general ,george ,s4 ,patton of the ,third ,army accelerated the success of the ,allied ,forces during the ,battle of the ,bulge2 ,whereas1 although ,belgium lost more than #gd1jjj civilians during the war1 in addition to many more having suffered through other atrocities that come with war1 the people of ,belgium persevered through the difficult period of time and rebuilt their lives the best they could after the war ended2 ,whereas the success of the ,allied ,forces in beating back the ,german attack in the ,battle of the ,bulge made possible the final defeat and surrender of ,nazi ,germany in ,may #aide2 ,whereas the citizens of ,belgium and ,luxembourg have generously hosted thousands of ,united ,states veterans and kept the memory of the ,battle of the ,bulge alive through numerous memorials and museums1 including the ,henri-,chapelle ,american ,cemetery and ,memorial1 the ,ardennes ,american ,cemetery and ,memorial1 the ,luxembourg ,american ,cemetery1 the ,battle of the ,ardennes ,museum1 the ,bastogne ,war ,museum1 and the ,bastogne ,december ,historic ,walk2 and ,whereas1 after the ,battle of the ,bulge ended1 ,british ,prime ,minister ,winston ,churchill said1 ,this is undoubtedly the greatest ,american battle of the war and will1 ,i believe1 be regarded as an ever-famous ,american victory43 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,whereas the ,battle of the ,bulge was the last major ,german offensive in ,western ,europe during ,world ,war ,,ii1 designed to split the ,allied ,forces1 regain the initiative in the ,west1 and pressure the ,allies to seek a negotiated peace2 ,whereas1 in the ,ardennes region of ,belgium and ,luxembourg1 more than #fej1jjj troops from the ,united ,states1 ,great ,britain1 ,belgium1 ,canada1 and other ,allied ,forces defeated ,germany in the ,battle of the ,bulge1 which began ,december #af1 #aidd1 and ended ,january #be1 #aide2 ,whereas the ,battle of the ,bulge resulted in over #hi1jjj ,united ,states casualties1 including #ai1jjj soldiers killed1 #dg1ejj wounded1 and more than #bc1jjj captured or missing-in-action2 ,whereas the ,allied ,forces overcame formidable obstacles that included being greatly outnumbered by the ,german ,army1 harsh weather conditions1 and the treacherous and unknown terrain of the ,ardennes ,forest region of ,belgium and ,luxembourg2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ag1 #aidd1 during one of the worst atrocities of the war in ,europe1 the ,malmedy ,massacre1 #hd unarmed ,american prisoners of war were shot by troops of the #ast ,,ss ,panzer ,division2 ,whereas #aa ,african ,american soldiers of the #cccrd ,field ,artillery ,battalion were massacred by ,,ss troops near ,wereth1 ,belgium1 and were identified as ,james ,stewart of ,west ,virginia1 ,due ,turner of ,arkansas1 ,curtis ,adams of ,south ,carolina1 ,mager ,bradley of ,mississippi1 ,george ,davis1 ,jr4 of ,alabama1 ,thomas ,forte of ,mississippi1 ,robert ,green of ,georgia1 ,james ,leatherwood of ,mississippi1 ,nathaniel ,moss of ,texas1 ,george ,moten of ,texas1 and ,william ,pritchett of ,alabama2 ,whereas the impressive leadership of ,lieutenant ,general ,george ,s4 ,patton of the ,third ,army accelerated the success of the ,allied ,forces during the ,battle of the ,bulge2 ,whereas1 although ,belgium lost more than #gd1jjj civilians during the war1 in addition to many more having suffered through other atrocities that come with war1 the people of ,belgium persevered through the difficult period of time and rebuilt their lives the best they could after the war ended2 ,whereas the success of the ,allied ,forces in beating back the ,german attack in the ,battle of the ,bulge made possible the final defeat and surrender of ,nazi ,germany in ,may #aide2 ,whereas the citizens of ,belgium and ,luxembourg have generously hosted thousands of ,united ,states veterans and kept the memory of the ,battle of the ,bulge alive through numerous memorials and museums1 including the ,henri-,chapelle ,american ,cemetery and ,memorial1 the ,ardennes ,american ,cemetery and ,memorial1 the ,luxembourg ,american ,cemetery1 the ,battle of the ,ardennes ,museum1 the ,bastogne ,war ,museum1 and the ,bastogne ,december ,historic ,walk2 and ,whereas1 after the ,battle of the ,bulge ended1 ,british ,prime ,minister ,winston ,churchill said1 ,this is undoubtedly the greatest ,american battle of the war and will1 ,i believe1 be regarded as an ever-famous ,american victory43 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commemorates1 on ,december #af1 #bjai1 the #geth ,anniversary of the ,battle of the ,bulge in ,world ,war ,,ii2 7#b7 recognizes the valiant efforts of the various ,allied ,forces2 and 7#c7 remembers the individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice1 which contributed to the ,allied victory in the ,european ,theater4 ,december #ab1 #bjai,reported without amendment and an amendment to the preamble