,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #af1 #bjbe,mr4  
,m>%all submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,,resolution  ,celebrat+ !    
#bej? bir?day ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army & 
honor+ ! brav]y & patriotism ( soldi]s &
 vet]ans f ,=t ,leav5wor?1 ,kansas & ,=t
 ,riley1 ,kansas4  ,:]eas1 on ,june #ad1
 #agge1 ! ,second ,cont95tal ,congress  
pass$ a resolution creat+ ! fir/        
cont95tal army t c\ld repres5t all #ac  
colonies1 becom+ ! fir/ national        
in/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 :5
 ,congress decl>$ indep5d5ce on ,july   
#d1 #aggf1 ! ,cont95tal ,army became    
kn[n collectively z ! ,army ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates 7ref]r$ to 9 ! preamble z !      
,army72 ,:]eas1 f ! ,revolution>y ,w> to
 pres5t-day missions1 ,army soldi]s h   
consi/5tly demon/rat$ _! resolve to     
def5d fre$om at home & abroad2 ,:]eas1  
s9ce ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,army 9 #agge1    
,army soldi]s1 civilians1 & _! families 

h support$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 be>+ true   
fai? & allegiance to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !
 ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1
 s9ce its inception1 ! ,army's mission  
has be5 to deploy1 fight1 & w9 ! w>s ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! soldi]s f ,=t  
,leav5wor?1 ,kansas & ,=t ,riley1       
,kansas h be5 pivotal to ! ,army's      
mission ( w9n+ ! w>s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
,:]eas ,=t ,leav5wor?1 e/abli%$ 9 #ahbg1
 is ! olde/ cont9u\sly op]at+ milit>y   
in/allation we/ ( ! ,mississippi ,riv] &
 ! olde/ p]man5t settlem5t 9 ,kansas2   
,:]eas ,=t ,leav5wor? has be5 kn[n      
hi/orically z ! intellectual c5t] ( !   
,army = be+ responsible = cultivat+ &   
tea*+ lead] developm5t1 collective      
tra9+1 & ,army doctr9e & battle comm&2  
,:]eas ! ,comb9$ ,arms ,c5t] locat$ at  
,=t ,leav5wor? deliv]s pr(essional      
milit>y education & functional tra9+    
?r\gh #bj bran* & #g non-bran* s*ools1  
provid+ ! ,army ) agile1 adaptive1 &    
exp]t pr(essional soldi]s & lead]s2     
,:]eas all mod]n #e-/> ,army g5]als h   

pass$ ?r\gh & /udi$ at ,=t ,leav5wor?1  
includ+ ,george ,m>%all1 ,d\glas        
,mac,arthur1 ,h5ry ,arnold1 ,dwight     
,eis5h[]1 & ,om> ,bradley2 ,:]eas ! #a/ 
,infantry ,division1 curr5tly g>rison$  
at ,=t ,riley1 is ! olde/ cont9u\sly    
s]v+ division 9 ! ,army & 0 con/itut$ on
 ,may #bd1 #aiag2 ,:]eas ! #a/ ,infantry
 ,division1 nicknam$ ,! ,big ,r$ ,"o1   
has consi/5tly be5 ! fir/ division to   
deploy into ! w>s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
s5d+ ! fir/ troops into ,_w ,w> ,i1 ,_w 
,w> ,,ii1 ! ,vietnam ,w>1 & ,des]t      
,%ield & ,des]t ,/orm2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ,_w 
,w> ,,ii1 ! #a/ ,infantry ,division 0 ! 
fir/ to rea* ,engl&1 ! fir/ to fight !  
enemy 9 ,nor? ,africa & ,sicily1 ! fir/ 
on ! bea*es 9 ,norm&y dur+ ,d-,day1 & ! 
fir/ to capture a major ,g]man city2    
,:]eas1 dur+ ,op]ation ,des]t ,/orm1 !  
#a/ ,infantry ,division 0 in/rum5tal 9  
break+ ! ,iraqi l9es2 ,:]eas elem5ts ( !
 ,big ,r$ ,"o s]v$ admirably dur+ !     
,global ,w> on ,t]rorism 9 support (    
,op]ations ,iraqi ,fre$om1 ,endur+      

,fre$om1 & ,inh]5t ,resolve2 ,:]eas1 = !
 ,army celebration 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc on  
,june #ac1 #bjbe1 #dej soldi]s f ! #a/  
,infantry ,division m>*$ 9 ! p>ade1     
honor+ ! brav]y & sacrifices ( ^? :o    
came be=e !m2 ,:]eas soldi]s f ,=t      
,leav5wor? & ,=t ,riley1 along ) ! ,army
 z a :ole1 w cont9ue to fulfill _!      
mission ( w9n+ ! w>s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
& ,:]eas ! #bej? bir?day ( ! ,army is a 
hi/oric mile/one wor?y ( national       
recognition1 celebrat+ its endur+ legacy
 & contributions to ! def5se ( fre$om3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
congratulates ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army on  
its #bej? anniv]s>y1 commemorat+ its    
e/abli%m5t on ,june #ad1 #agge2  7#b7   
honors ! extraord9>y s]vice1 sacrifice1 
& commitm5t ( all :o h s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,army2  7#c7 expresses pr(\nd    
gratitude to ! soldi]s & vet]ans ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,army = _! unwav]+        
d$ication to protect+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
7#d7 honors ! brav]y & patriotism ( !   
soldi]s & vet]ans f ,=t ,leav5wor?1     

,kansas & ,=t ,riley1 ,kansas2 &  7#e7  
calls ^u ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to jo9 9 
celebrat+ ! #bej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,army ) appropriate c]emonies1   
activities1 & expressions ( appreciation
 = its endur+ legacy & s]vice to !      
,unit$ ,/ates4