,,iii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gba ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #cj1 #bjbf,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 and ,mr4 ,schumer7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,honoring the life and legacy of ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii and commending him for a life dedicated to public service and the defense of the democracy of the ,united ,states4 ,whereas ,robert ,swan ,mueller ,,iii was born on ,august #g1 #aidd1 in ,new ,york ,city1 ,new ,york1 to his mother ,alice ,truesdale and his father ,robert ,swan ,mueller1 ,jr42 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii graduated from ,st4 ,paul's ,school in ,concord1 ,new ,hampshire1 in #aifb and later earned his bachelor's degree in politics from ,princeton ,university in #aiff and his master's degree in international relations from ,new ,york ,university in #aifg2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii met his wife ,ann ,cabell ,standish when they were in high school1 and they were married in #aiff at ,st4 ,stephen's ,episcopal ,church2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii and his wife ,ann raised #b daughters2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii served with distinction in the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps from #aifh to #aigj2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii served as a rifle platoon leader in the ,vietnam ,war with ,second ,platoon1 ,h ,company1 #b;d ,battalion1 #dth ,marines1 #crd ,marine ,division and earned a ,bronze ,star for valor during ,operation ,scotland ,,ii1 when he led a rifle platoon in ,south ,vietnam that was ambushed on ,december #aa1 #aifh1 resulting in multiple casualties1 and he rescued a wounded ,marine2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii earned a ,purple ,heart after being wounded by enemy fire in ,april #aifi while leading his platoon to rescue fellow soldiers pinned down by the enemy2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii served as the aide-de-camp to ,major ,general ,william ,k4 ,jones2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii earned ,commendation ,medals1 a ,combat ,action ,ribbon1 the ,national ,defense ,service ,medal1 a ,vietnam ,service ,medal1 the ,republic of ,vietnam ,gallantry ,cross1 and the ,republic of ,vietnam ,campaign ,medal in recognition of his conduct and valor during combat2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii received his law degree from the ,university of ,virginia ,school of ,law in #aigc and then worked in private practice for the law firm ,pilsbury and later for the law firm ,hill and ,barlow2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii served as a ,federal prosecutor in the ,u4,s4 ,attorney's ,office for the ,northern ,district of ,california from #aigf to #aihb1 where he became the ,chief of the ,criminal ,division2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii served as a ,federal prosecutor in the ,u4,s4 ,attorney's ,office for the ,district of ,massachusetts1 where he focused on corruption1 money laundering1 fraud1 narcotics1 and terrorism investigations and prosecutions2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii joined the ,department of ,justice in #aihi and in #aiij was appointed as the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,criminal ,division1 overseeing the investigations and prosecutions of ,panamanian leader ,manuel ,noriega1 ,gambino crime family boss ,john ,gotti1 and the ,lockerbie bombing of ,pan ,am ,flight #ajc2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii briefly returned to private practice at the law firm ,hale ,dorr but then returned to public service as a senior prosecutor in the ,u4,s4 ,attorney's ,office for the ,district of ,columbia's homicide division in #aiie1 where he prosecuted homicide cases in the capital of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii was then appointed as the ,u4,s4 ,attorney for the ,northern ,district of ,california from #aiih to #bjja and served as the ,acting ,deputy ,attorney ,general in #bjja2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii served as the sixth ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,fbi7 from #bjja to #bjac1 when in the immediate aftermath of the ,september #aa1 #bjja1 terrorist attacks on the ,world ,trade ,center and the ,pentagon1 he worked to transform the ,,fbi into an agency capable of embracing its growing counterterrorism and intelligence mission2 ,whereas1 in #bjad1 ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii again returned to private practice at ,wilmer,hale1 and later returned in #bjai until his retirement from the firm in #bjba2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii was awarded the #bjaf ,sylvanus ,thayer ,award1 the highest honor bestowed upon non-graduates by the ,west ,point ,association of ,graduates1 for his commitment to service and his accomplishments that honor ,west ,point's core values2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii was appointed ,special ,counsel for the ,department of ,justice on ,may #ag1 #bjag1 a position in which he oversaw an investigation of the ,russian government's efforts to interfere in a ,united ,states election2 ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii died on ,march #bj1 #bjbf1 after a remarkable life dedicated to serving his country and fellow man2 and ,whereas ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii is survived by his beloved wife of #fj years1 ,ann1 his beloved daughters and his cherished grandchildren3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors the life and legacy of ,robert ,swan ,mueller ,,iii a distinguished combat veteran and life-long public servant who dedicated his life to honoring the values of honor1 courage1 and commitment that are central to the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps2 7#b7 commends ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii for his commitment to the rule of law and to defending the ,constitution of the ,united ,states against all enemies1 foreign and domestic2 7#c7 extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to his family2 and 7#d7 requests that the ,secretary of the ,senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of ,robert ,s4 ,mueller ,,iii4