,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bf1 #bjbc,mrs4  
,*]filus-,mc,cormick 7= h]self1 ,mr4    
,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lieu1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4     
,br[n1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4      
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,takano1  
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,port]1  
,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,williams (   
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4 ,evans1    
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 
,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1    
,mr4 ,kilm]1 & ,ms4 ,crockett7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices            
,,resolution  ,express+ support = ,black
 s]vice memb]s ?is ,memorial ,day :o    
gave _! lives to protect & def5d !      
,unit$ ,/ates at home & abroad despite  
fac+ racism 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces & sy/emic   

inequities on ,unit$ ,/ates soil4       
,:]eas1 = ov] #bjj ye>s1 ,black s]vice  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h f\ght & giv5 _!
 lives 9 e ,unit$ ,/ates conflict s9ce !
 ,revolution>y ,w>2 ,:]eas ov] #e1jjj   
free & enslav$ ,black colonials f\ght ) 
! ,cont95tal ,army dur+ ! ,revolution>y 
,w>2 ,:]eas ne>ly #dj1jjj ,black soldi]s
 di$ ov] ! c\rse ( ! ,civil ,w>2 ,:]eas 
m ?an #cej1jjj ,african ,am]icans s]v$ 9
 segregat$ units dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i & an   
e/imat$ #ggj di$2 ,:]eas m ?an          
#a1bjj1jjj ,african-,am]ican m5 & wom5  
s]v$ 9 segregat$ units 9 e bran* ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ ,_w ,w>  
,,ii1 ) ov] #gjj dy+ 9 w> op]ations2    
,:]eas ,black memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces    
f\ght ! =ces ( fascism abroad :ile      
battl+ racism on ,unit$ ,/ates soil & 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y2 ,:]eas1 9      
#aidh1 ,presid5t ,truman issu$          
,executive ,ord] #iiha to desegregate ! 
,arm$ ,=ces1 & an e/imat$ #fjj1jjj      
,black memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces s]v$ 9 !  
,korean ,w>1 ) m ?an #e1jjj giv+ _!     

lives to /op ! invasion ( ,s\? ,korea by
 communi/ =ces2 ,:]eas approximately    
#cjj1jjj ,african ,am]icans s]v$ 9 !    
,vietnam ,w>1 & #g1bfg ,black ,am]icans 
di$2 ,:]eas ne>ly #be p]c5t ( all memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o s]v$ 9 ! ,p]sian    
,gulf ,w> 7 ,black1 & #fc ,black m5 & #c
 ,black wom5 di$ 9 milit>y op]ations    
dur+ t w>2 & ,:]eas betwe5 #b1jjj1jjj & 
#c1jjj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates individuals    
s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ ! ,global ,w> 
on ,t]ror1 & m ?an #g1jjj di$1 ) ,black 
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces mak+ up #ba p]c5t
 ( ! ,army1 #ag p]c5t ( ! ,m>9e ,corps1 
#aj p]c5t ( ! ,air ,=ce1 #aj p]c5t ( !  
,navy1 & #e4h p]c5t ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d1    
despite repres5t+ #ac p]c5t ( !         
population2 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x-- ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives expresses       
support ?is ,memorial ,day = ,black     
s]vice memb]s :o gave _! lives to       
protect & def5d ! ,unit$ ,/ates at home 
& abroad despite fac+ racism 9 ! ,arm$  
,=ces & sy/emic inequities on ,unit$    
,/ates soil4