,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #af1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,marshall submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,,resolution  ,celebrating the #bejth   
birthday of the ,united ,states ,army   
and honoring the bravery and patriotism 
of soldiers and veterans from ,fort     
,leavenworth1 ,kansas and ,fort ,riley1 
,kansas4  ,whereas1 on ,june #ad1 #agge1
 the ,second ,continental ,congress     
passed a resolution creating the first  
continental army that could represent   
all #ac colonies1 becoming the first    
national institution of the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas1 when ,congress       
declared independence on ,july #d1      
#aggf1 the ,continental ,army became    
known collectively as the ,army of the  
,united ,states 7referred to in the     
preamble as the ,army72 ,whereas1 from  
the ,revolutionary ,war to present-day  
missions1 ,army soldiers have           

consistently demonstrated their resolve 
to defend freedom at home and abroad2   
,whereas1 since the establishment of the
 ,army in #agge1 ,army soldiers1        
civilians1 and their families have      
supported the ,united ,states1 bearing  
true faith and allegiance to the ,united
 ,states and the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 since its    
inception1 the ,army's mission has been 
to deploy1 fight1 and win the wars of   
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the       
soldiers from ,fort ,leavenworth1       
,kansas and ,fort ,riley1 ,kansas have  
been pivotal to the ,army's mission of  
winning the wars of the ,united ,states2
 ,whereas ,fort ,leavenworth1           
established in #ahbg1 is the oldest     
continuously operating military         
installation west of the ,mississippi   
,river and the oldest permanent         
settlement in ,kansas2 ,whereas ,fort   
,leavenworth has been known historically
 as the intellectual center of the ,army
 for being responsible for cultivating  

and teaching leader development1        
collective training1 and ,army doctrine 
and battle command2 ,whereas the        
,combined ,arms ,center located at ,fort
 ,leavenworth delivers professional     
military education and functional       
training through #bj branch and #g      
non-branch schools1 providing the ,army 
with agile1 adaptive1 and expert        
professional soldiers and leaders2      
,whereas all modern #e-star ,army       
generals have passed through and studied
 at ,fort ,leavenworth1 including       
,george ,marshall1 ,douglas ,mac,arthur1
 ,henry ,arnold1 ,dwight ,eisenhower1   
and ,omar ,bradley2 ,whereas the #ast   
,infantry ,division1 currently          
garrisoned at ,fort ,riley1 is the      
oldest continuously serving division in 
the ,army and was constituted on ,may   
#bd1 #aiag2 ,whereas the #ast ,infantry 
,division1 nicknamed ,the ,big ,red     
,one1 has consistently been the first   
division to deploy into the wars of the 
,united ,states1 sending the first      

troops into ,world ,war ,i1 ,world ,war 
,,ii1 the ,vietnam ,war1 and ,desert    
,shield and ,desert ,storm2 ,whereas1   
during ,world ,war ,,ii1 the #ast       
,infantry ,division was the first to    
reach ,england1 the first to fight the  
enemy in ,north ,africa and ,sicily1 the
 first on the beaches in ,normandy      
during ,d-,day1 and the first to capture
 a major ,german city2 ,whereas1 during 
,operation ,desert ,storm1 the #ast     
,infantry ,division was instrumental in 
breaking the ,iraqi lines2 ,whereas     
elements of the ,big ,red ,one served   
admirably during the ,global ,war on    
,terrorism in support of ,operations    
,iraqi ,freedom1 ,enduring ,freedom1 and
 ,inherent ,resolve2 ,whereas1 for the  
,army celebration in ,washington1 ,,dc  
on ,june #ac1 #bjbe1 #dej soldiers from 
the #ast ,infantry ,division marched in 
the parade1 honoring the bravery and    
sacrifices of those who came before     
them2 ,whereas soldiers from ,fort      
,leavenworth and ,fort ,riley1 along    

with the ,army as a whole1 will continue
 to fulfill their mission of winning the
 wars of the ,united ,states2 and       
,whereas the #bejth birthday of the     
,army is a historic milestone worthy of 
national recognition1 celebrating its   
enduring legacy and contributions to the
 defense of freedom3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7            
congratulates the ,united ,states ,army 
on its #bejth anniversary1 commemorating
 its establishment on ,june #ad1 #agge2 
7#b7 honors the extraordinary service1  
sacrifice1 and commitment of all who    
have served in the ,united ,states      
,army2  7#c7 expresses profound         
gratitude to the soldiers and veterans  
of the ,united ,states ,army for their  
unwavering dedication to protecting the 
,united ,states2  7#d7 honors the       
bravery and patriotism of the soldiers  
and veterans from ,fort ,leavenworth1   
,kansas and ,fort ,riley1 ,kansas2 and  
7#e7 calls upon the people of the       
,united ,states to join in celebrating  

the #bejth anniversary of the ,united   
,states ,army with appropriate          
ceremonies1 activities1 and expressions 
of appreciation for its enduring legacy 
and service to the ,united ,states4