,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #faf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 and ,mr4   
,braun7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,june #ab1   
#bjbj1 as ,women ,veterans ,appreciation
 ,day4  ,whereas1 throughout every      
period 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 #aija but have         
informally served the ,united ,states   
since the inception of the ,united      
,states military2 ,whereas women have   
served the ,united ,states honorably and

 with valor1 including-- 7#a7 as        
soldiers disguised as males 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 ,april    
#bjbj1 women constitute approximately   
#ag percent of ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces personnel on active duty1       
including-- 7#a7 #ba percent of active  
duty personnel in the ,air ,force2  7#b7
 #bj percent of active duty personnel in
 the ,navy2  7#c7 #ae percent of active 
duty personnel in the ,army2  7#d7 #i   
percent of active duty personnel in the 
,marine ,corps2 and  7#e7 #ae percent of
 active duty personnel in the ,coast    
,guard2 ,whereas1 as of ,april #bjbj1   
women constitute nearly #ba percent of  
personnel in the ,national ,guard and   
,reserves2 ,whereas1 as of ,april #bjbj1
 women comprise nearly #be percent of   
the personnel in the ,national ,guard   
and ,reserves activated to support      

,,covid-#ai response efforts2 ,whereas1 
in #bjbj-- 7#a7 the population of women 
veterans reached #b1jjj1jjj1 which      
represents an exponential increase from 
#gac1jjj women veterans in #aihj2 and   
7#b7 women veterans constitute more than
 #aj percent of the total veteran       
population2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 is proud of1 and appreciates1 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  
designating ,june #ab1 #bjbj1 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 #bjbj1 as ,women  
,veterans ,appreciation ,day to         
recognize the service and sacrifices of 
women veterans who have served valiantly
 on behalf of the ,united ,states4