,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ab1 #bjbe,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 and ,mr4
 ,young7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #bejth   
anniversary of the ,united ,states      
,marine ,corps4  ,whereas ,november #aj1
 #bjbe1 marks the #bejth anniversary of 
the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps2     
,whereas the ,united ,states ,marine    
,corps holds a unique place in the      
history of this country and in the      
hearts of our people2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states ,marine ,corps embodies 
the values of honor1 courage1 and       
commitment1 inspiring generations of    
people of the ,united ,states to serve  
and defend their country2 ,whereas the  
,united ,states ,marine ,corps has      
earned a distinguished reputation for   
readiness in its role and faithfulness  

in its mission1 both in times of war and
 in times of peace2 ,whereas the ,united
 ,states ,marine ,corps has             
distinguished itself as a premier       
fighting force that is consistently     
prepared to face the challenges of      
tomorrow and adapt to the evolving      
character of warfare2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states ,marine ,corps has      
consistently demonstrated its ability to
 adapt to emerging threats and to       
respond to the security needs of the    
,united ,states from its founding to the
 present day2 ,whereas tradition has it 
that the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps 
had its beginning at ,tun ,tavern in the
 city of ,philadelphia on the #ajth day 
of ,november #agge1 #bej years ago2 and 
,whereas this historic milestone is the 
result of the skill of the ,united      
,states ,marine ,corps in battle1 its   
distinguished leadership1 its           
extraordinary courage1 and its selfless 
sacrifice in every major war of the     
,united ,states from the ,revolution to 

the ,global ,war on ,terrorism1         
including service at such historic      
battles as ,princeton1 ,derna1          
,chapultepec1 ,first ,bull ,run1        
,belleau ,wood1 ,guadalcanal1 ,tarawa1  
,peleliu1 ,iwo ,jima1 ,okinawa1 the     
,chosin ,reservoir1 ,khe ,sanh1 ,hue1   
the liberation of ,kuwait1 and          
,fallujah3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the #bejth
 anniversary of the ,united ,states     
,marine ,corps2  7#b7 remembers and     
venerates the ,marines and ,navy        
corpsmen who gave their last full       
measure of devotion on the battlefield2 
7#c7 affirms the motto ,semper ,fidelis1
 embodying the honorable commitment of  
every ,marine1 past and present1 who    
remain ,always ,faithful2  7#d7 honors  
the service and sacrifice of the men and
 women who serve the ,united ,states    
today carrying on the proud tradition of
 the ,marines who came before them2     
7#e7 reaffirms the bonds of friendship  
and shared values between the ,united   

,states ,marine ,corps and allied       
fighting forces2  7#f7 salutes the      
#bejth year since the founding of the   
,united ,states ,marine ,corps2  7#g7   
invites the people of the ,united       
,states to join in the celebration of   
the #bejth anniversary of the ,united   
,states ,marine ,corps by attending     
commemorative events1 sharing stories of
 ,united ,states ,marine ,corps valor   
and achievement1 and recognizing those  
who have earned the title of ,united    
,states ,marine over the past #bej      
years2 and  7#h7 encourages communities 
across the ,united ,states to recognize 
and honor the contributions of local    
,marines1 and to partner with the       
,united ,states ,marine ,corps to       
promote civic engagement and mutual     
support4