,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,young 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,warner1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4         
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,boozman1  
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 
,ernst1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,scott of      
,florida1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,tillis1
 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,banks1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,recognizing the #hjth anniversary of   
the amphibious landing on the ,japanese 
island of ,iwo ,jima during ,world ,war 
,,ii and the raisings of the flag of the
 ,united ,states on ,mount ,suribachi4  
,whereas1 following the surprise attack 
by ,japanese forces on ,december #g1    
#aida1 at ,pearl ,harbor1 ,hawaii1 the  
,united ,states formally declared war on
 the ,imperial ,government of ,japan on 

,december #h1 #aida2 ,whereas1 during   
the #d years that followed the attack1  
the ,united ,states and ,allied forces  
fought a prolonged counterattack against
 ,japanese advances across the ,pacific 
region2 ,whereas the tactic of          
attacking1 defeating1 and controlling   
,japanese-held outposts through the use 
of amphibious assault landings against  
,japanese-held islands and territories  
7referred to in this preamble as island 
hopping7 became crucial to successfully 
countering ,japanese advances throughout
 the ,pacific region2 ,whereas the goal 
of island hopping was to secure         
airfields and supply bases-- 7#a7 in    
order to progressively extend the sea   
control of the ,united ,states ,navy    
westward across the ,pacific ,ocean     
towards ,japan2  7#b7 in order to launch
 aerial bombardment attacks against the 
mainland of ,japan using the new ,boeing
 ,b-#bi ,superfortress2 and  7#c7 in    
preparation for1 and in anticipation of1
 a ,united ,states invasion of ,japan2  

,whereas1 by early #aide1 the ,united   
,states and ,allied forces bravely      
fought and advanced to the island of    
,iwo ,jima1 an #h-square mile island of 
volcanic rock and sand with #c strategic
 airfields1 located between the ,mariana
 ,islands and ,japan2 ,whereas ,iwo     
,jima was-- 7#a7 a strategic island with
 airfields to support the bombers of the
 ,united ,states with fighter escorts2  
and  7#b7 an essential base for         
emergency1 refueling1 and diversionary  
landings for ,b-#bi bombers2 ,whereas1  
under the command of ,japanese          
,lieutenant ,general ,tadamichi         
,kuribayashi1 ,iwo ,jima was a heavily  
fortified island with nearly #aa miles  
of underground and networked tunnels1   
rooms1 bunkers1 artillery emplacements1 
ammunition dumps1 and pillboxes         
supporting more than #ba1jjj ,japanese  
soldiers2 ,whereas1 on ,february #ai1   
#aide1 under the leadership of ,united  
,states ,navy #eth ,fleet ,admiral      
,raymond ,a4 ,spruance1 ,united ,states 

,marine ,corps ,v ,amphibious ,corps    
,major ,general ,harry ,schmidt1 #crd   
,marine ,division ,major ,general       
,graves ,b4 ,erskine1 #dth ,marine      
,division ,major ,general ,clifton ,b4  
,cates1 and #eth ,marine ,division      
,major ,general ,keller ,e4 ,rockey1 the
 ,united ,states launched an amphibious 
landing and assault on ,iwo ,jima       
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,battle of ,iwo ,jima7 that culminated  
with the engagement of more than #gj1jjj
 members of the ,united ,states ,marine 
,corps1 supported by thousands of       
members of the ,united ,states ,navy1   
the ,united ,states ,coast ,guard1 and  
the ,united ,states ,army serving as    
assault1 garrison1 and support forces2  
,whereas the members of the ,united     
,states ,marine ,corps who fought in the
 ,battle of ,iwo ,jima overcame numerous
 disadvantages in the #cf-;day battle   
that included treacherous terrain1      
unfavorable weather conditions1 and     
heavy enemy fire from an entrenched1    

determined1 and fierce ,japanese        
fighting force in places immortalized by
 members of the ,united ,states ,marine 
,corps1 including the ,meat ,grinder and
 ,bloody ,gorge2 ,whereas1 on ,february 
#bc1 #aide1 only #e days into the       
,battle of ,iwo ,jima1 members of the   
,united ,states ,marine ,corps ascended 
the highest point on the island1 ,mount 
,suribachi1 and raised the flag of the  
,united ,states #b times1 the second of 
which resulted in the iconic1 ,pulitzer 
,prize-winning image that-- 7#a7 was    
captured on film by photographer ,joe   
,rosenthal2  7#b7 has become a          
recognized symbol of determination1     
perseverance1 and struggle2  7#c7 has   
been memorialized as the ,united ,states
 ,marine ,corps ,war ,memorial in       
,arlington1 ,virginia2  7#d7            
immortalized the fighting spirit of the 
,united ,states ,marine ,corps and the  
heroism of the #f ,marine flag raisers  
portrayed2 and  7#e7 has continued to   
inspire the people of the ,united       

,states to fight in support of our      
,nation's interests and in support of   
our allies1 even against formidable     
odds2 ,whereas ,secretary of the ,navy1 
,hon4 ,james ,forrestal1 who was        
observing the battle from the sea aboard
 a landing craft1 remarked to           
,lieutenant ,general ,holland ,m4 ,smith
 that1 the raising of that flag on      
,suribachi means a ,marine ,corps for   
the next #ejj years42 ,whereas the      
,battle of ,iwo ,jima1 one of the       
bloodiest battles in the history of the 
,united ,states ,marine ,corps1 resulted
 in more than #bf1jjj casualties for the
 ,united ,states1 more than #f1hjj of   
whom were killed2 ,whereas the ,battle  
of ,iwo ,jima led to #bb members of the 
,united ,states ,marine ,corps and #e   
members of the ,united ,states ,navy    
receiving the ,medal of ,honor1         
representing-- 7#a7 the most members of 
the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps ever 
to receive the highest military         
decoration in the ,united ,states for a 

single battle2 and  7#b7 more than  of  
all members of the ,united ,states      
,marine ,corps to receive the decoration
 during ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas the  
secured airfields on ,iwo ,jima became  
emergency landing locations for #b1bea  
,b-#bi ,bombers1 saving the lives of an 
estimated #bd1gfa crewmen2 ,whereas #afj
 days after the end and victory of the  
pivotal ,battle of ,iwo ,jima the       
,united ,states received the            
unconditional surrender of ,japan on    
,september #b1 #aide2 ,whereas the world
 owes a debt of gratitude to the members
 of the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps  
who selflessly led the fight for the    
strategic island of ,iwo ,jima in the   
middle of the ,pacific theater2 and     
,whereas the #hjth anniversary of the   
,battle of ,iwo ,jima will be marked by 
commemorative events on the island of   
,iwo ,jima1 in ,washington1 ,,dc1 and   
internationally1 organized by the people
 of the ,united ,states and ,japan3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        

,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the #hjth     
anniversary of the amphibious landing on
 the ,japanese island of ,iwo ,jima that
 began on ,february #ai1 #aide1 and     
ended on ,march #bf1 #aide2  7#b7       
commemorates the iconic and historic    
raisings of the flag of the ,united     
,states on ,mount ,suribachi that       
occurred on ,february #bc1 #aide2  7#c7 
honors the ,marines1 ,sailors1          
,soldiers1 ,army ,air ,crew1 and ,coast 
,guardsmen who fought bravely on ,iwo   
,jima1 including the thousands of       
,japanese soldiers who tenaciously      
defended the island2  7#d7 remembers and
 venerates the service members who gave 
their last full measure of devotion on  
the battlefield2  7#e7 recognizes the   
,allied victory at the ,battle of ,iwo  
,jima1 which-- 7,a7 was led by the      
,united ,states ,marine ,corps2 and     
7,b7 made the defeat of the ,empire of  
,japan in ,world ,war ,,ii possible2    
7#f7 affirms the immortal words of      
,admiral ,chester ,nimitz1 who stated   

that uncommon valor was a common virtue 
among the service members of the ,united
 ,states who fought on ,iwo ,jima2  7#g7
 reaffirms the bonds of friendship and  
shared values between the ,united       
,states and ,japan1 whose strong and    
resilient alliance demonstrates the     
power of reconciliation between former  
adversaries2  7#h7 encourages the people
 of the ,united ,states to honor the    
veterans of the ,battle of ,iwo ,jima   
with appropriate programs1 ceremonies1  
and activities2  7#i7 honors the service
 and sacrifice of the men and women who 
serve the ,united ,states today1        
carrying on the proud tradition of the  
individuals who came before them2 and   
7#aj7 salutes the #bejth year since the 
founding of the ,united ,states ,marine 
,corps and the ,united ,states ,navy4