Senate Resolution 117 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  LUNDBY
  1  3 A Resolution celebrating the 100th birthday of the
  1  4    United States Army Reserve, honoring the commitment,
  1  5    dedication, and service to America, and wishing for
  1  6    its continued support to our soldiers.
  1  7    WHEREAS, in 1908, the nation's leaders, knowing
  1  8 that the most up=to=date medical experience resided in
  1  9 the civilian sector, created the first reservoir of
  1 10 trained officers in a reserve status known as the
  1 11 Medical Reserve Corps; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, today, over 67 percent of the Army's
  1 13 medical assets lie within the Army Reserve; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, in 1916, Congress passed the National
  1 15 Defense Act, creating the Officers' Reserve Corps, the
  1 16 Enlisted Reserve Corps, and the Reserve Officers'
  1 17 Training Corps, later named the Organized Reserve
  1 18 Corps (ORC), all of which are forerunners of the
  1 19 current Army Reserve; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, in World War I, 89,500 reserve officers
  1 21 were mobilized and during World War II, 200,000
  1 22 members of the ORC participated, with reserve officers
  1 23 providing 29 percent of the Army's officers; and
  1 24    WHEREAS, in 1952, legislation renamed the ORC as
  1 25 the Army Reserve and then divided it into three
  1 26 reserves, a Ready Reserve, a Standby Reserve, and a
  1 27 Retired Reserve, and also provided reserve units with
  1 28 24 initial training days and up to 17 days of annual
  1 29 training; and
  1 30    WHEREAS, the Army Reserve has been an integral part
  2  1 of numerous conflicts with more than 70 Army Reserve
  2  2 units deployed to the Korean Peninsula, more than
  2  3 84,000 soldiers providing combat support and combat
  2  4 service support during Operation Desert Shield/Storm,
  2  5 and others providing support in Somalia, Haiti,
  2  6 Bosnia, Kosovo, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation
  2  7 Noble Eagle, and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
  2  8    WHEREAS, the role of the Army Reserve has changed
  2  9 over time, moving from a Strategic Reserve to an
  2 10 Operational Force, providing resources and training to
  2 11 first=responder organizations across the nation,
  2 12 training soldiers, implementing national objectives,
  2 13 keeping the Army mobile, and enabling the Army to do
  2 14 more with fewer resources; and
  2 15    WHEREAS, the Army Reserve makes up 20 percent of
  2 16 the Army's organized units, but provides one=half of
  2 17 the Army's combat support and one=fourth of its
  2 18 mobilization base expansion capabilities; NOW
  2 19 THEREFORE,
  2 20    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the members of
  2 21 the Senate, by this resolution, celebrate the 100th
  2 22 birthday of the United States Army Reserve, honor its
  2 23 service to America, and wish them another century of
  2 24 continued support.
  2 25 LSB 5758SS 82
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