,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#bi1 #bjbf,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1    
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 and   
,mr4 ,coons7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commending the
 ,donut ,dollies for their patriotic    
service and steadfast support of ,united
 ,states servicemembers in combat and   
honoring their extraordinary            
contributions to the morale and         
well-being of ,united ,states           
servicemembers during wartime4          
,whereas1 in #aiag1 during ,world ,war  
,i1 young women of the ,salvation ,army 
known as the ,doughnut ,lassies served  
near the front lines1 providing hot     
coffee1 doughnuts1 and comfort to       
,united ,states servicemembers1         
inspiring the later creation of         
,national ,doughnut ,day in their honor2
 ,whereas1 during ,world ,war ,,ii1 the 
,american ,red ,cross organized the     

,clubmobile program1 staffed by         
courageous women affectionately called  
,donut ,dollies1 who traveled across war
 zones in ,europe1 ,north ,africa1 and  
the ,pacific serving coffee and         
doughnuts1 offering conversation1 and   
boosting the morale of servicemembers2  
,whereas1 during the ,korean ,war1 the  
,american ,red ,cross continued to      
deploy ,donut ,dollies to recreation    
centers1 service clubs1 and forward     
operating bases1 organizing activities  
and providing personal support to       
servicemembers enduring the harsh       
conditions of war2 ,whereas1 from #aife 
to #aigb1 the ,american ,red ,cross     
operated the ,supplemental ,recreation  
,activities ,overseas 7referred to in   
this preamble as ,,srao7 program in the 
,republic of ,vietnam1 deploying more   
than #fjj young women1 most recent      
college graduates1 to remote bases1 fire
 support locations1 and hospitals to    
provide refreshments1 morale1 and       
recreation activities to ,united ,states

 servicemembers2 ,whereas the ,donut    
,dollies often traveled by helicopter or
 convoy into active combat zones1 facing
 mortar fire1 sniper threats1 and the   
dangers of war in order to deliver      
games1 conversation1 and a sense of     
home2 ,whereas1 based on ,red ,cross    
estimates-- 7#a7 at the height of the   
war1 over #cjj1jjj servicemembers per   
month benefitted from ,,srao services2  
and  7#b7 the ,donut ,dollies traveled  
#bg1jjj miles by jeep1 truck1 airplane1 
and helicopter every month2 ,whereas1 at
 the height of the war1 over #ajj ,red  
,cross workers were operating #ag ,,srao
 units throughout ,vietnam2 ,whereas    
military commanders expressed high      
praise for the ,red ,cross volunteers1  
calling the services of the organization
 8indispensable0 and 8prime factors0 in 
their efforts to maintain the high      
morale of their men and to look after   
their welfare2 ,whereas1 writing to ,red
 ,cross national headquarters in #aifh1 
,general ,william ,westmoreland1 then   

commander of the ,united ,states forces 
in ,southeast ,asia1 stated1 8,serving  
our men on the battlefields here in     
,vietnam1 the ,american ,red ,cross is a
 hotline to the folks back home1 an     
oasis in the heat of battle1 and a      
comfort during hospitalization402       
,whereas the ,donut ,dollies not only   
uplifted the spirits of tens of         
thousands of soldiers1 sailors1 airmen1 
and ,marines1 but also bore emotional   
burdens from hearing the fears and      
losses of those they served1 many of    
whom did not return2 ,whereas the ,red  
,cross volunteers shared with military  
personnel the hardship and privation of 
life in a war zone and were subject to  
the dangers of war2 ,whereas many staff 
were injured1 and #e ,american ,red     
,cross workers died in-country1         
including #c women1 ,hannah ,e4 ,crews1 
,virginia ,e4 ,kirsch1 and ,lucinda ,j4 
,richter1 all of whom were members of   
the ,,srao program2 ,whereas the ,donut 
,dollies1 who volunteered to be sent to 

the frontlines to support               
servicemembers1 were themselves exposed 
to enemy attack1 thereby displaying     
courage and resilience2 and ,whereas the
 legacy of the ,donut ,dollies continues
 to be honored by veterans who remember 
their visits as a light in the darkest  
days of war1 and the extraordinary      
efforts of these volunteers throughout  
the extent of involvement of the ,united
 ,states in the ,vietnam conflict is    
deserving of official recognition3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 commends the ,donut ,dollies for   
their patriotic service to the ,united  
,states and steadfast dedication to the 
morale and welfare of ,united ,states   
servicemembers in combat2  7#b7         
recognizes the service of the ,salvation
 ,army ,doughnut ,lassies in ,world ,war
 ,i1 who inspired future generations of 
,donut ,dollies2  7#c7 honors the ,donut
 ,dollies of ,world ,war ,,ii1 the      
,korean ,war1 and especially those of   
the ,supplemental ,recreation           

,activities ,overseas program in the    
,vietnam ,war for their courage1        
resilience1 and lasting impact on the   
lives of those they served2 and  7#d7   
urges that the story of the ,donut      
,dollies be preserved and shared as an  
enduring testament to the spirit of the 
,united ,states during wartime service4