,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1 
#bjai,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,june #ab1   
#bjai1 as ,women ,veterans ,appreciation
 ,day4  ,whereas1 throughout all periods
 of the history of the ,united ,states1 
women have proudly served the ,united   
,states to secure and preserve freedom  
and liberty for-- 7#a7 the people of the
 ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 the allies  
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas women  
have formally been a part of the ,united
 ,states ,armed ,forces since the       
establishment of the ,army ,nurse ,corps
 in #aija1 but have informally served   
since the inception of the ,united      
,states military2 ,whereas women have   
served honorably and with valor1        
including-- 7#a7 disguised as male      
soldiers during the ,american           

,revolution and the ,civil ,war2  7#b7  
as nurses during ,world ,war ,i and     
,world ,war ,,ii2 and  7#c7 as combat   
helicopter pilots in ,afghanistan2      
,whereas1 as of ,may #bjai1 women       
constitute approximately #ae percent of 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces personnel
 on active duty1 including-- 7#a7 nearly
 #ai percent of active duty personnel in
 the ,air ,force2  7#b7 #ah percent of  
active duty personnel in the ,navy2     
7#c7 #ad percent of active duty         
personnel in the ,army2  7#d7 #h percent
 of active duty personnel in the ,marine
 ,corps2 and  7#e7 nearly #ae percent of
 active duty personnel in the ,coast    
,guard2 ,whereas1 as of ,may #bjai1     
women constitute nearly #ba percent of  
personnel in the ,national ,guard and   
,reserves2 ,whereas by #bjbj-- 7#a7 the 
population of women veterans is expected
 to reach #b1jjj1jjj1 which represents  
an exponential increase from #a1ajj1jjj 
in #aihj2 and  7#b7 women veterans are  
expected to constitute more than #aj    

percent of the total veteran population2
 ,whereas the ,united ,states is proud  
of and appreciates the service of all   
women veterans who have demonstrated    
great skill1 sacrifice1 and commitment  
to defending the principles upon which  
the ,united ,states was founded and     
which the ,united ,states continues to  
uphold2 ,whereas women veterans have    
unique stories and should be encouraged 
to share their recollections through the
 ,veterans ,history ,project1 which has 
worked since #bjjj to collect and share 
the personal accounts of wartime        
veterans in the ,united ,states2 and    
,whereas1 by designing ,june #ab1 #bjai1
 as ,women ,veterans ,appreciation ,day1
 the ,senate can-- 7#a7 highlight the   
growing presence of women in the ,armed 
,forces and the ,national ,guard2 and   
7#b7 pay respect to women veterans for  
their dutiful military service3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
designates ,june #ab1 #bjai1 as ,women  
,veterans ,appreciation ,day to         

recognize the service and sacrifices of 
women veterans who have served valiantly
 on behalf of the ,united ,states4