,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fhe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #i1 #bjbj,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,ms4 ,harris7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and veterans and condemning the disgraceful denigration by ,president ,donald ,trump of military service1 prisoners of war1 and ,gold ,star families4 ,whereas the ,nation owes an unmeasurable debt to all those individuals who have served in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 often shouldering the burden of long periods away from home1 difficult and frequently dangerous training and deployments1 and inherent physical1 mental1 and emotional risks2 ,whereas the families1 communities1 and loved ones of members of the ,armed ,forces support them in countless ways1 frequently making sacrifices of their own1 especially ,gold ,star families2 ,whereas many who love this country have served in conflicts throughout the ,nation's history1 whether volunteering so another would not have to go or answering the call when drafted1 or out of a profound and selfless sense of duty1 some never returning home1 some still missing1 and some who suffered immense hardship as prisoners of war2 ,whereas one of the highest honors and solemn responsibilities of serving as ,president of the ,united ,states is to be ,commander in ,chief of the ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas faithful execution of this constitutional duty requires1 at a minimum1 that the ,commander in ,chief forcefully defend the safety of members of the ,armed ,forces against foreign adversaries1 such as ,president of the ,russian ,federation1 ,vladimir ,putin2 ,whereas the ,commander in ,chief has a duty to uphold good order and discipline in the ,armed ,forces by refusing to issue unconstitutional orders1 refusing to pardon and excuse those in uniform who commit crimes1 and refusing to use rhetoric that seeks to divide military personnel from their senior leaders2 ,whereas the ,nation honors the service and sacrifice of members of the ,armed ,forces and veterans who placed the mission first and refused to leave a fallen comrade1 never asking what was in it for them1 but1 rather1 setting aside selfish interests in defense of the ,nation2 ,whereas a lack of respect for individuals who served in uniform is a disqualifying characteristic for service as ,president2 ,whereas ,president ,trump repeatedly disrespected members of the ,armed ,forces1 and demonstrated a fundamental ignorance of the ethos of military service-- 7#a7 when ,president ,trump dehumanized members in saying of such members that we train our boys to be killing machines1 then prosecute them when they kill62 7#b7 when ,president ,trump pardoned members convicted of actions that violate the laws of war1 thereby valorizing war crimes and contempt for the rule of law and unethical warfighting1 and undermining good order and discipline2 7#c7 when ,president ,trump dismissed traumatic brain injury as headaches and described an incident of members suffering traumatic brain injuries as a result of missile strikes as not very serious2 7#d7 when ,president ,trump denigrated the military service of the late ,senator ,john ,mc,cain by claiming that he's not a war hero4 ,he's a war hero because he was captured4 ,i like people who weren't captured2 7#e7 when ,president ,trump failed to speak of ,gold ,star parents with honor and respect2 7#f7 when ,president ,trump sought to humiliate a decorated military officer1 who was awarded the ,purple ,heart1 by forcing ,white ,house security to escort the officer off the property when removing him from the ,national ,security ,council2 and 7#g7 when ,president ,trump failed to honor the solemn responsibility of the ,commander in ,chief to offer comfort to the families of members killed in action on his watch2 and ,whereas ,president ,trump has failed to publicly condemn1 warn1 or even criticize ,president of the ,russian ,federation1 ,vladimir ,putin1 following public reports that ,russia offered bounties for the killing of members of the ,armed ,forces3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the denigration by ,president ,donald ,trump of members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and veterans2 7#b7 affirms that the service and sacrifice of individuals who serve the ,nation in uniform1 refuse to leave a fallen comrade behind and never retreat in the face of grave danger1 as exemplified by the ,united ,states ,marines who demonstrated bravery1 grit1 and valor in prevailing in the fierce ,battle of ,belleau ,wood during ,world ,war ,i1 reflect the true character of our country that makes ,america great2 7#c7 will honor and never forget the sacrifices and bravery of members of the ,armed ,forces who became prisoners of war or went missing in action2 7#d7 will respect1 honor1 and care for the service-disabled veterans who have borne the battle in defense of the ,nation1 recognizing that wounds of war are earned by those who set aside selfish interests2 and 7#e7 demands that ,president ,donald ,trump uphold his oath of office and constitutional duty as ,commander in ,chief of the ,armed ,forces to defend members of the ,armed ,forces against hostile actions by leaders and military forces of the ,russian ,federation4