[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 213 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 213

 Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as ``Fallen Heroes 
                           Memorial Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2025

 Mr. Tuberville submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as ``Fallen Heroes 
                           Memorial Month''.

Whereas, since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding 
        of the United States, more than 1,300,000 members of the Armed Forces 
        have given their lives for the cause of liberty, both in the United 
        States and around the world;
Whereas the people of the United States owe a profound debt to those who served 
        the United States in uniform and made the ultimate sacrifice so that 
        their countrymen could live freely;
Whereas the people of the United States have an obligation to honor the memories 
        of the fallen and to commemorate those brave men and women who gave 
        their lives to the cause of freedom;
Whereas President Abraham Lincoln said, ``[A]ll that a man hath will he give for 
        his life; and while all contribute of their substance the soldier puts 
        his life at stake, and often yields it up in his country's cause. The 
        highest merit, then is due to the soldier.'';
Whereas, in an address to the Armed Forces in 1945, President Harry S. Truman 
        said, ``Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of 
        our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying 
        gratitude.'';
Whereas the history of Memorial Day began 3 years after the American Civil War, 
        with the Grand Army of the Republic establishing Decoration Day as a day 
        for honoring the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers, 
        with the State of New York being the first to adopt it as a State 
        holiday in 1873, and with all the Union States having adopted it by 
        1890;
Whereas, in the aftermath of World War I and World War II, Memorial Day became a 
        day to remember and honor all members of the Armed Forces who fought and 
        died on behalf of the United States;
Whereas Congress made the observance of Memorial Day, at the time still often 
        called Decoration Day, a Federal holiday in 1971; and
Whereas the over 1,300,000 members of the Armed Forces who over the centuries 
        gave their lives in service to the people of the United States have 
        earned the enduring respect and gratitude of the United States: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the more than 1,300,000 veterans who gave their 
        lives in service to the United States;
            (2) recognizes the families and loved ones of the fallen 
        heroes of the United States and lifts them up in prayer;
            (3) urges the people of the United States to reflect on the 
        contributions of those heroes and to honor the memory of those 
        who paid the ultimate sacrifice in securing the blessings of 
        liberty for the United States; and
            (4) requests that the President issue a proclamation--
                    (A) designating May 2025 as ``Fallen Heroes 
                Memorial Month'';
                    (B) affirming the everlasting gratitude of the 
                United States for members of the Armed Forces who made 
                the ultimate sacrifice; and
                    (C) calling on the people of the United States to 
                remember and honor the fallen heroes of the United 
                States and to pay tribute to them through volunteering 
                and supporting veteran service organizations.
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