,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#g1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gallego submitted the    
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #hjth    
anniversary of the commencement of      
continuous operations of ,stars and     
,stripes in the ,pacific and the        
invaluable service of the ,stars and    
,stripes as the hometown newspaper for  
members of the ,armed ,forces1 civilian 
employees1 and family members stationed 
around the world4  ,whereas ,may #ad1   
#bjbe1 marked the #hjth anniversary of  
the commencement of continuous          
operations1 in service to the military  
community of the ,united ,states1 of    
,stars and ,stripes in the ,pacific1 a  
military newspaper established in       
,honolulu to provide an independent1    
uncensored news source for members of   
the ,armed ,forces fighting in ,world   
,war ,,ii2 ,whereas ,stars and ,stripes 

was heralded for indispensable service  
when it was initially established during
 the ,civil ,war and again during ,world
 ,war ,i1 when ,general ,john ,j4       
,pershing reestablished ,stars and      
,stripes to provide news and information
 as an important morale-building force  
for soldiers serving in the ,american   
,expeditionary ,forces2 ,whereas1 after 
it its permanent formation during ,world
 ,war ,,ii1 ,stars and ,stripes         
commenced printing in ,tokyo on ,october
 #c1 #aide1 working in requisitioned    
space formally occupied by the ,japan   
,times1 and excelled in its mission     
across every theater of war1 leading    
,president ,harry ,s4 ,truman to state1 
,in ,africa1 ,europe1 and the ,pacific1 
,stars and ,stripes has established     
itself as a cherished and important     
soldier's institution2 ,whereas ,stars  
and ,stripes has continuously covered   
news about the military1 for the        
military in conflicts since ,world ,war 
,,ii1 including conflicts taking place  

in ,korea1 ,vietnam1 ,bosnia1 ,kosovo1  
,iraq1 and ,afghanistan2 ,whereas1 while
 readership of newspapers has declined  
in recent years as technology has       
evolved1 ,stars and ,stripes has        
innovated in finding new ways and       
products to deliver the hometown news to
 the broadest portion of military       
community2 and ,whereas1 through        
internet versions of the newspaper1     
social media1 and other media products1 
,stars and ,stripes is now reaching     
#a1djj1jjj readers every day3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate1 on  
the occasion of the #hjth anniversary of
 the commencement of continuous         
operations of ,stars and ,stripes in the
 ,pacific-- 7#a7 commemorates this      
important milestone in the history of an
 important institution of the ,united   
,states2 and  7#b7 congratulates and    
honors the men and women of ,stars and  
,stripes1 past and present1 who have so 
diligently served the ,united ,states   
military community4