,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bg  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,february #ab1 #bjbf,mr4 ,wicker 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,merkley7 submitted the
 following concurrent resolution2 which 
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,,concurrent ,,resolution   
,celebrating the #abeth ,anniversary of 
the ,army ,nurse ,corps4  ,whereas1 on  
,february #b1 #aija1 the ,army ,nurse   
,corps was established1 marking the     
entry of the first nurses and the first 
women into the ,united ,states military2
 ,whereas the establishment of the ,army
 ,nurse ,corps was a culmination of     
decades of service by ,american women in
 caring for wounded soldiers1 dating    
back to the ,revolutionary ,war2        
,whereas1 during the ,civil ,war1       
volunteers1 including notable figures   
like ,dorothea ,dix and ,harriet        
,tubman1 served as nurses and paved the 
way for future generations of           
professional military nurses2 ,whereas  

the ,army ,nurse ,corps has served with 
honor and distinction in every major    
conflict since its inception1 including 
,world ,war ,i1 ,world ,war ,,ii1 the   
,korean ,war1 the ,vietnam ,war1 the    
conflicts in the ,balkans1 ,iraq1 and   
,afghanistan2 ,whereas1 during ,world   
,war ,i1 more than #aj1jjj ,army nurses 
served overseas1 with many receiving    
distinguished service awards for their  
bravery and dedication2 ,whereas1 during
 ,world ,war ,,ii1 ,army nurses landed  
in ,north ,africa and ,italy1 cared for 
soldiers on the beaches of ,normandy and
 on the ,pacific islands of ,japan and  
the ,philippines1 and treated the       
wounded shortly after the ,normandy     
invasion2 ,whereas1 during the ,korean  
and ,vietnam conflicts1 more than #e1jjj
 ,army nurses provided lifesaving care1 
advancing the practice of nursing and   
serving with courage and tenacity2      
,whereas1 during the ,cold ,war and the 
,war on ,terror1 ,army ,nurses answered 
the call serving with valor and honor in

 forward medical units1 combat support  
hospitals1 and conserving the fighting  
strength2 and ,whereas the ,nation      
honors the sacrifices of ,army nurses1  
with #fec of them interred in ,arlington
 ,national ,cemetery's ,nurses ,section3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that           
,congress-- 7#a7 pays tribute to the    
,army ,nurse ,corps2  7#b7 recognizes   
their #abeth anniversary on the #bnd day
 of ,february #bjbf2  7#c7 expresses    
profound gratitude for their unwavering 
commitment to the health care and       
well-being of our soldiers2  7#d7       
commends the unwavering steadfast       
dedication1 skill1 and sacrifice of     
,army nurses throughout history and     
their continuous vital contributions to 
the health and well-being of our service
 members2 and  7#e7 expresses profound  
gratitude to all past and present       
members of the ,army ,nurse ,corps for  
their selfless service to the ,nation4