,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bb 7legislative day1 ,october #ai71    
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,jones1 
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,rubio1   
,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4     
,coons1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and   
,mr4 ,sullivan7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,october #bc1 #bjbj1 
as a national day of remembrance of the 
tragic terrorist bombing of the ,united 
,states ,marine ,corps barracks in      
,beirut1 ,lebanon1 in #aihc4  ,whereas1 
in #aihb1 the ,united ,states deployed  
members of the ,armed ,forces to        
,lebanon as part of a multinational     
peacekeeping force2 ,whereas1 early on  
the morning of ,october #bc1 #aihc1 a   
truck packed with explosives detonated  
outside of a building at ,beirut        

,international ,airport that served as  
quarters for several hundred members of 
the ,armed ,forces deployed as part of  
the peacekeeping force2 ,whereas #bda   
members of the ,armed ,forces were      
killed in the blast2 ,whereas the       
members of the ,armed ,forces killed    
included #bbj ,marines1 members of the  
,battalion ,landing ,team1 #ast         
,battalion1 #hth ,marines ,regiment1    
which made ,october #bc1 #aihc1 the     
deadliest day for the ,marine ,corps    
since the ,battle of ,iwo ,jima in      
,february and ,march #aide during ,world
 ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas1 in addition to the
 ,marine ,corps casualties1 #ah ,navy   
sailors and #c ,army soldiers were      
killed1 and more than #ajj other members
 of the ,armed ,forces were injured2    
,whereas members of the ,armed ,forces  
from #ci ,states and ,puerto ,rico died 
while serving in ,beirut1 ,lebanon1 from
 #aihb to #aihd2 ,whereas1 on the same  
day as the bombing of the ,marine ,corps
 barracks1 another suicide bomber killed

 #eh ,french paratroopers housed at     
another building in ,beirut2 and        
,whereas it is fitting and proper to    
recognize the events of ,october #bc1   
#aihc1 and the members of the ,armed    
,forces of the ,united ,states who died 
in ,beirut on that day through the      
establishment of a national day of      
remembrance on ,october #bc1 #bjbj3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation 
of a national day of remembrance on     
,october #bc1 #bjbj1 for members of the 
,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states   
who were killed or injured by the       
terrorist attack on the ,united ,states 
,marine ,corps barracks in ,beirut1     
,lebanon1 on ,october #bc1 #aihc2 and   
7#b7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states to support and          
participate in appropriate ceremonies1  
programs1 and other activities in       
observance of such a national day of    
remembrance4