,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #fa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai     
,mrs4 ,blackburn 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,alex&]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,honor+ ! life 
( ,rosem>y ,m>9]4  ,:]eas1 on ,april #b1
 #aiec1 ,rosem>y ,ann ,bryant 0 born to 
,capta9 ,cecil ,bryant & ,con/ance      
,boylan ,bryant 9 ,h>l+51 ,texas2       
,:]eas1 z a te5ag]1 ,rosem>y wa%$ planes
 at a local airport to e>n money = fly+ 
lessons2 ,:]eas ,rosem>y 0 ! fir/ woman 
to enroll 9 ! a]onautics program at     
,purdue ,univ]sity2 ,:]eas1 foll[+      
graduation f ,purdue ,univ]sity1        
,rosem>y ,bryant ,m>9] jo9$ ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,navy2 ,:]eas1 on graduation f   
(fic] c&idate s*ool1 ,rosem>y ,m>9] 0   
*os5 = ! fir/ female flight tra9+ class 
9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,navy2 ,:]eas1 9 #aigd1  
,capta9 ,m>9] 0 among #f ( ! graduates (
 ! fir/ female flight tra9+ class to e>n
 w+s1 &1 ! next ye>1 ,capta9 ,m>9]      

became ! fir/ female aviator 9 ! ,navy  
to fly a jet attack aircraft2 ,:]eas1   
dur+ h] ,navy c>e]1 ,capta9 ,m>9] logg$ 
#ag l&+s on aircraft c>ri]s & m ?an     
#c1ejj flight h\rs 9 #ae diff]5t        
aircraft2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiij1 ,capta9 ,m>9]
 0 nam$ comm&] ( a ,navy tactical       
electronic w>f>e squadron at ,naval ,air
 ,/ation ,po9t ,mugu1 a unit t 0 #cj    
p]c5t female1 mak+ ,capta9 ,m>9] ! fir/ 
woman to comm& an op]ational air        
squadron1 ev5 ?\gh wom5 7 /ill b>r$ f   
fly+ combat missions2 ,:]eas ,capta9    
,m>9] lat] said t1 dur+ h] "t z comm&] &
 9 o!r ,navy positions1 %e le>n$3 ,if   
wom5 _c %>e ! equal risks & haz>ds 9    
ardu\s duty1 !n y are n equal2 ,:]eas   
,capta9 ,m>9] f\ght tirelessly = !      
equality ( wom5 9 ! milit>y-- 7#a7 by   
lead+ ! ,wom5 ,milit>y ,aviators        
organization2 &  7#b7 by work+ ) memb]s 
( ,congress & a ,def5se ,dep>tm5t       
advisory bo>d to ov]turn laws &         
regulations b>r+ wom5 f combat2  ,:]eas 
,capta9 ,m>9] /at$1 if we ?\ght some?+ 0

 unfair--!y w\ldn't let a woman l& on a 
%ip1 = example--we w\ld write a lett] up
 ! *a9 ( comm& & put x on ! record t we 
want$ t *ang$2 ,:]eas1 9 ,april #aiic1  
,def5se ,secret>y ,les ,asp9 lift$ !    
re/rictions on female pilots fly+ combat
 missions2 ,:]eas1 on retirem5t f ,navy 
s]vice 9 #aiig1 ,capta9 ,m>9] mov$ to   
,norris1 ,t5nessee1 )-- 7#a7 h] husb&1  
,comm&] ,tommy ,m>9]2 &  7#b7 _!        
daught]1 ,emmalee2 ,:]eas1 = m ?an #bj  
ye>s1 ,capta9 ,m>9] 0 a resid5t s*ol> ( 
milit>y hi/ory at ! ,c5t] = ! ,/udy (   
,w> & ,society at ! ,univ]sity (        
,t5nessee 9 ,knoxville1 ,t5nessee2      
,:]eas1 z a resid5t s*ol> at ! ,c5t] = !
 ,/udy ( ,w> & ,society1 ,capta9 ,m>9]  
%ap$ ! m9ds & outlooks ( c\ntless       
und]graduate /ud5ts1 9 :om h] legacy w  
live = g5]ations to come2 ,:]eas        
,rosem>y ,m>9] pass$ away on ,janu>y    
#bd1 #bjai1 9 ,knoxville1 ,t5nessee1 at 
! age ( #fe2 ,:]eas ,rosem>y ,m>9] 0    
honor$ z "o ( ! nation's lead+ advocates
 = equal opportunity 9 ! milit>y by     

,deborah ,g4 ,d\glas 9 ,am]ican ,wom5 & 
,flight s9ce #aidj2 ,:]eas1 9 tribute to
 ,capta9 ,m>9]1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy   
conduct$ its fir/ all-female flyov] at !
 fun]al s]vice = ,capta9 ,m>9] on       
,saturday1 ,febru>y #b1 #bjai1 9        
,mayn>dville1 ,t5nessee2 & ,:]eas       
,rosem>y ,m>9] is an ,am]ican h]o :o    
exemplifi$ /r5g?1 sacrifice1 & s]vice to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !
 ,s5ate-- 7#a7 ext5ds its he>tfelt      
sympa?ies to ! family ( ,rosem>y ,m>9]2 
7#b7 honors ! life ( ,capta9 ,m>9]2     
7#c7 honors &1 on behalf ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 expresses deep appreciation = ! 
out/&+ & important s]vice ( ,capta9     
,m>9] to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#d7       
respectfully reque/s t ! ,secret>y ( !  
,s5ate communicate ?is resolution to !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & transmit an   
enroll$ copy ( ?is resolution to !      
family ( ,rosem>y ,m>9]4