,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gallego 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,sullivan7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,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 ,whereas after  
its permanent formation during ,world   
,war ,,ii1 ,stars and ,stripes 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 institution42   
,whereas ,stars and ,stripes commenced  
printing in ,tokyo on ,october #c1      
#aide1 working in requisitioned space   
formally occupied by the ,japan ,times2 
,whereas ,stars and ,stripes has        
continuously covered news1 not only for 
military service members and ,department

 of ,defense civilian employees1 but to 
,united ,states veterans1 families of   
veterans1 current service members1 and  
contractor personnel1 particularly those
 serving overseas1 in conflicts since   
,world ,war ,,ii1 including conflicts   
taking place in ,korea1 ,vietnam1       
,bosnia1 ,kosovo1 ,iraq1 and            
,afghanistan2 ,whereas while readership 
of print 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      
,whereas 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