,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #f1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,moran 7= himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,commemorat+ ! c5t5nial ( ! ,am]ican    
,battle ,monum5ts ,commission4  ,:]eas !
 ,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts ,commission1
 also kn[n z ! 8,,abmc01 0 f\nd$ by     
,congress on ,m>* #d1 #aibc1 to         
commemorate ! s]vice & sacrifice ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces ?r\gh         
p]petually ma9ta9$ cemet]ies &          
memorials2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,battle    
,monum5ts ,commission1 = #ajj ye>s1 has 
ma9ta9$ ! vision ( ,g5]al ( ! ,armies   
,john ,j4 ,p]%+ t "t w n dim ! glory (  
_! de$s2 ,:]eas1 9 #aibg1 !n-,major     
,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[]1 ( ,abil5e1        
,kansas1 0 assign$ to ! ,am]ican ,battle
 ,monum5ts ,commission & help$ compose  
,a ,guide to ! ,am]ican ,battle ,fields 
9 ,europe1 :i* he lat] help$ to revise &
 exp& to ,am]ican ,armies &             

,battlefields 9 ,europe3 ,a ,hi/ory1    
,guide1 & ,ref]5ce ,book1 a guidebook = 
,am]icans travel+ ov]seas to visit      
battle sites1 cemet]ies1 & memorials (  
,_w ,w> ,i2 ,:]eas1 9 #aibh & #aibi1    
dur+ ! revision & expansion ( t         
guidebook 9 ,p>is1 ,france1 !n-,major   
,eis5h[] ga9$ critical geographic &     
cultural k ( ,europe t w\ld prove       
crucial dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas1 9    
#aidd1 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 ! tempor>y    
,am]ican ,/4 ,laur5t ,cemet]y 0 e/abli%$
 z ! fir/ ,am]ican cemet]y on ,european 
soil1 ev5tually becom+ ! ,norm&y        
,am]ican ,cemet]y1 :i* is ! mo/ visit$  
cemet]y ma9ta9$ by ! ,am]ican ,battle   
,monum5ts ,commission2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 
! ,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts ,commission
 celebrates #ajj ye>s ( s]vice to memb]s
 ( our ,arm$ ,=ces & _! families2 ,:]eas
 ! work=ce ( ! ,am]ican ,battle         
,monum5ts ,commission is compris$ (     
d$icat$ civil s]vice pr(essionals &     
locally engag$ /aff 9 c\ntries ar\nd !  
globe2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,battle        

,monum5ts ,commission adm9i/]s1 op]ates1
 & ma9ta9s #bf p]man5t ,am]ican milit>y 
cemet]ies & #cb ,f$]al memorials1       
monum5ts1 & m>k]s1 :i* are locat$ 9 #ag 
=eign c\ntries & t]ritories1 prim>ily   
commemorat+ ! ,am]ican w> dead f ,_w ,w>
 ,i & ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas approximately
 #abd1jjj ,am]ican w> dead are buri$ 9  
cemet]ies op]at$ by ! ,am]ican ,battle  
,monum5ts ,commission1 & m ?an #id1jjj  
,am]icans :o 7 lo/1 miss+ 9 action1 or  
buri$ at sea dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i1 ,_w ,w>   
,,ii1 ! ,korean ,w>1 & ! ,vietnam ,w>   
are rememb]$ by "n on /one tablets at   
cemet]ies & memorials ma9ta9$ by !      
,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts ,commission2 
& ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts   
,commission seeks to educate ! public on
 ! hi/ory & sacrifices ( memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates honor$ at 
cemet]ies & memorials ar\nd ! _w3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! c5tury ( s]vice by !       
,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts ,commission &
 _! p]sonnel :o h work$ to honor !      

s]vice & sacrifices ( our fall5 w>riors 
& ^? :o f\ght at _! side2  7#b7 comm5ds 
! "w done by ! ,am]ican ,battle         
,monum5ts ,commission to ov]see &       
execute commemorative ev5ts at cemet]ies
 & memorials1 especially = ! b5efit (   
vet]ans & families :o return to ^? sacr$
 gr\nds on mile/one anniv]s>ies or dates
 ( p]sonal significance2  7#c7 supports 
! ef=ts ( ! ,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts  
,commission to educate ! com+ g5]ations1
 "y ,am]icans1 & "y p f ar\nd ! _w on ! 
sacrifices made by ^? ,am]ican soldi]s1 
sailors1 aviators1 ,m>9es1 & memb]s ( ! 
,coa/ ,gu>d :o di$ dur+ milit>y s]vice &
 are buri$ or memorializ$ on ! sacr$    
gr\nds !y /ew>d2  7#d7 enc\rages all p (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to visit & pay _!      
respects to ^? int]r$ 9 cemet]ies       
ma9ta9$ by ! ,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts 
,commission ov]seas :o di$ fight+ aga9/ 
tyranny2  7#e7 lauds ! cont9u$ mission  
c>ri$ out ) excell5ce by ! ,am]ican     
,battle ,monum5ts ,commission2 &  7#f7  
wi%es ! ,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts      

,commission cont9u$ success = ano!r #ajj
 ye>s & beyond4