,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bi1 #bjbb,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and
 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 as  
,mississippi ,national ,guard           
,recognition ,day4  ,whereas1 since its 
inception in #agih1 the ,mississippi    
,national ,guard has served the         
,magnolia ,state and the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas the ,mississippi      
,national ,guard has responded to       
national and ,state emergencies2        
,whereas1 on ,september #cj1 #aifb1     
anticipating violence as a result of the
 admission of ,james ,meredith1 the     
first ,black student in the history of  
the ,university of ,mississippi1        
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy and       
,secretary of ,defense ,robert ,s4      
,mc,namara activated the entire         
,mississippi ,national ,guard to provide

 riot control during the desegregation  
of the ,university of ,mississippi2     
,whereas ,major ,general ,william ,p4   
,wilson immediately ordered #ad1djj     
officers and enlisted men of the        
,mississippi ,national ,guard to report 
to their armories and await orders from 
their ,commander1 ,brigadier ,general   
,charles ,billingslea2 ,whereas #b      
battle groups and #a armored cavalry    
regiment1 comprised of #c1jhf men1      
reported to ,oxford1 ,mississippi1 on   
,september #cj1 #aifb1 under the command
 of ,general ,billingslea2 ,whereas the 
#ast ,battle ,group1 #aeeth ,infantry   
,regiment1 headquartered in ,laurel1    
,mississippi1 and commanded by ,colonel 
,marion ,d4 ,odell1 was comprised of    
,guardsmen from ,brookhaven1 ,tylertown1
 ,natchez1 ,meadville1 ,mc,comb1        
,magnolia1 and ,gloster1 ,mississippi2  
,whereas the #b;d ,battle ,group1 #aeeth
 ,infantry ,regiment1 headquartered in  
,amory1 ,mississippi1 and commanded by  
,colonel ,robert ,l4 ,gray1 was         

comprised of ,guardsmen from ,corinth1  
,kosciusko1 ,louisville1 ,iuka1         
,aberdeen1 and ,starkville1             
,mississippi2 ,whereas the #ajhth       
,armored ,cavalry ,regiment1            
headquartered in ,tupelo1 ,mississippi1 
and commanded by ,colonel ,james ,g4    
,martin1 was comprised of ,guardsmen    
from ,belmont1 ,booneville1 ,fulton1    
,okolona1 ,baldwyn1 ,nettleton1 ,ripley1
 ,oxford1 ,new ,albany1 ,pontotoc1      
,holly ,springs1 ,water ,valley1        
,senatobia1 ,marks1 ,sardis1            
,batesville1 ,hernando1 and ,tunica1    
,mississippi2 ,whereas1 on the night of 
,september #cj1 #aifb1 a violent mob1   
including some individuals from out of  
,state1 formed on the campus of the     
,university of ,mississippi1 forcing    
reporters and ,united ,states ,marshals 
to shelter inside the ,lyceum building  
on the campus of the ,university of     
,mississippi2 ,whereas that same mob    
attacked ,general ,billingslea1 his     
deputy1 ,general ,john ,corley1 and his 

aide1 ,captain ,harold ,lyon1 while they
 were in their car1 setting it ablaze   
and forcing the #c men to escape by     
crawling #bjj yards to the ,lyceum      
building1 all while under gunfire2      
,whereas1 at #aj o'clock in the evening 
of ,september #cj1 #aifb1 ,troop ,g of  
,pontotoc1 ,mississippi1 and ,howitzer  
,battery #bnd ,reconnaissance ,squadron 
of ,water ,valley1 ,mississippi1 #ajhth 
,armored ,cavalry1 were ordered to move 
immediately to the campus of the        
,university of ,mississippi to quell the
 rioters surrounding the ,lyceum        
building2 ,whereas1 at approximately #c 
o'clock in the morning of ,october #a1  
#aifb1 the #ast and #crd ,reconnaissance
 ,squadrons1 #ajhth ,armored ,cavalry1  
were ordered to the ,lyceum building to 
clear the campus of rioters2 ,whereas1  
by the morning of ,october #a1 #aifb1   
the rioters on the campus of the        
,university of ,mississippi had been    
subdued1 but not before resulting in the
 death of ,ray ,gunter and ,paul        

,guihard2 ,whereas1 because of the      
courage displayed by the members of the 
#aeeth ,infantry ,regiment and the      
#ajhth ,armored ,cavalry ,regiment of   
the ,mississippi ,national ,guard1      
active-duty members of the ,armed       
,forces1 and law enforcement officers on
 that autumn day in ,oxford1 order was  
restored at the ,university of          
,mississippi2 ,whereas1 #fj years later1
 the ,mississippi ,national ,guard      
continues to provide protection of life 
and property1 and upholds the           
preservation of peace1 order1 and public
 safety1 for the citizens of            
,mississippi2 and ,whereas thousands of 
students of all races1 creeds1          
backgrounds1 and beliefs today receive  
world-class education at the ,university
 of ,mississippi because of the courage1
 discipline1 and professionalism of the 
members of the #aeeth ,infantry         
,regiment and the #ajhth ,armored       
,cavalry ,regiment of the ,mississippi  
,national ,guard3 ,now1 therefore1 be it

 ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates    
,september #cj1 #bjbb1 as ,mississippi  
,national ,guard ,recognition ,day2 and 
7#b7 recognizes the heroic efforts of   
the ,mississippi ,national ,guard #fj   
years ago to maintain peace in ,oxford1 
,mississippi1 during the largest        
deployment of troops to a single        
disturbance in the history of the       
,mississippi ,national ,guard4