,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,graham submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #geth    
anniversary of the commencement of      
continuous operations of the ,stars and 
,stripes newspaper in the ,pacific and  
the invaluable service of the ,stars and
 ,stripes as the hometown newspaper for 
members of the ,armed ,forces1 civilian 
employees1 and family members stationed 
across the globe4  ,whereas ,may #ad1   
#bjbj1 marks the #geth anniversary of   
the commencement of continuous          
operations1 in service to the military  
community of the ,united ,states1 of    
,stars and ,stripes in the ,pacific1 a  
military newspaper established in       
,honolulu to provide an independent1    
uncensored news source for members of   
the ,armed ,forces fighting in ,world   
,war ,,ii2 ,whereas ,stars and ,stripes 

was heralded for indispensable service  
when it was initially established during
 the ,civil ,war and again during ,world
 ,war ,i1 when ,general ,john ,j4       
,pershing reestablished ,stars and      
,stripes to provide news and information
 as an important morale-building force  
for soldiers serving in the ,american   
,expeditionary ,force2 ,whereas1 after  
its permanent formation in ,world ,war  
,,ii1 ,stars and ,stripes started       
printing in ,tokyo1 ,japan1 on ,october 
#c1 #aide1 working in requisitioned     
space formally occupied by the ,japan   
,times1 and excelled in its mission     
across every theater of war1 leading    
,president ,harry ,s4 ,truman to say    
later1 ,in ,africa1 ,europe and the     
,pacific1 ,the ,stars and ,stripes has  
established itself as a cherished and   
important soldier's institution42       
,whereas ,stars and ,stripes has        
continuously covered news about the     
military1 for the military in conflicts 
from ,world ,war ,,ii to ,korea to      

,vietnam to ,bosnia and ,kosovo to ,iraq
 and ,afghanistan2 and ,whereas1 while  
readership of newspapers has declined in
 recent years and technology has        
evolved1 ,stars and ,stripes has        
innovated in finding new ways and       
products to deliver the hometown news to
 the broadest portion of the military   
community1 and through internet versions
 of the newspaper1 social media1 and    
other products1 ,stars and ,stripes is  
now reaching #a1cjj1jjj readers each    
day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the   
,senate1 on the occasion of the #geth   
anniversary of the commencement of      
continuous operations of ,stars and     
,stripes in the ,pacific-- 7#a7         
commemorates this important milestone in
 the history of an important institution
 of the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7      
congratulates and honors the men and    
women of ,stars and ,stripes1 past and  
present1 who have so diligently served  
the ,united ,states military community4