,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #i1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler 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 ,forces1 veterans1       
prisoners of war1 and ,gold ,star       
,families4  ,whereas the ,nation owes an
 unmeasurable debt to 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 the ,armed ,forces defend the  
,nation against external threats1       
underpin the increasing safety1         
security1 and prosperity created by a   
,united ,states-led international order1
 and constantly contribute to the daily 
lives of ,americans2 ,whereas it is a   
constitutional duty of the first order  
for the ,president and the ,senate to   
provide for ,america's common defense1  
foremost by supporting our unique       
,all-,volunteer ,force and their        
families2 ,whereas the ,president has   
requested1 and the ,senate has voted    
for1 #c consecutive pay raises for      
members of the ,armed ,forces after     
several years of shrinking military     
salaries2 ,whereas the ,senate has      

passed1 and the ,president has signed   
into law1 landmark military private     
housing reform to protect military      
families in their homes2 ,whereas the   
,senate has passed1 and the ,president  
has signed into law1 a historic repeal  
of the ,widow's ,tax to recognize the   
tremendous burden borne by the families 
of those who made the ultimate          
sacrifice2 ,whereas the ,senate has     
passed1 and the ,president has signed   
into law1 significant improvements to   
military spouse licensing to vastly     
increase opportunities for military     
spouses and strengthen military         
families2 ,whereas the ,senate has      
passed1 and the ,president has signed   
into law1 repeated expansions of        
military childcare and improvements to  
the military moving process2 ,whereas   
the ,senate has passed1 and the         
,president has signed into law1 honorary
 promotions for members of the ,armed   
,forces who served heroically in ,world 
,war ,,ii1 ,vietnam1 and ,afghanistan1  

as well as instituted reviews of valor  
medals for personnel who served in      
,world ,war ,i2 ,whereas the ,senate has
 passed1 and the ,president has signed  
into law1 billions of dollars of support
 for ,united ,states allies and         
partners1 including lethal assistance to
 ,ukraine against the aggression of the 
,russian ,federation2 ,whereas the      
,senate has passed1 and the ,president  
has signed into law1 defense budgets    
that reverse the destructive effects of 
sequestration1 restore the readiness of 
our combat forces1 and give members of  
the ,armed ,forces the tools they need  
to defend ,america2 ,whereas the        
,president authorized the successful    
military operation on ,january #c1      
#bjbj1 that killed ,qasem ,soleimani of 
the ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard      
,corps of ,iran1 who was responsible for
 the deaths of hundreds of members of   
the ,armed ,forces and civilians2       
,whereas the ,president authorized the  
successful military operation on        

,october #bf1 #bjai1 that killed ,abu   
,bakr al-,baghdadi of the ,islamic      
,state of ,iraq and ,syria1 who was     
responsible for direct attacks on       
members of the ,armed ,forces and the   
death or displacement of untold numbers 
of ,iraqis1 ,syrians1 and ,kurds2       
,whereas the ,president authorized the  
successful military operation on        
,february #g1 #bjah1 against ,russian   
military contractors in ,syria that     
threatened the ,armed ,forces and aided 
and abetted the murderous regime of     
,bashar al-,assad2 and ,whereas the     
,president was nominated for the #bjba  
,nobel ,peace ,prize for his successful 
efforts to create peace between ,israel 
and the ,united ,arab ,emirates3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 will always honor and venerate the 
service and sacrifice of members of the 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces who put  
the security and safety of the ,american
 people ahead of their own              
self-interest1 from those who served in 

,world ,wars ,i and ,,ii1 ,korea1 to    
,vietnam1 from the ,gulf ,war and the   
,balkan conflicts to ,iraq and          
,afghanistan1 and from the frontlines of
 deterring ,china and ,russia and       
combating terrorism to supporting       
,american communities here at home when 
natural disasters strike2  7#b7         
continues to advocate for resources to  
ensure the ,armed ,forces will maintain 
its position as the dominant force for  
freedom and prosperity in the world2 and
  7#c7 expresses the deepest gratitude  
to the ,gold ,star families who have    
suffered the loss of their loved ones in
 service to the ,nation4