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TO COMMEND THE WOMEN WHO PROUDLY SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FOR THEIR COURAGE, COMMITMENT, AND BRAVERY AS THEY DEFEND THE UNITED STATES IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AND TO RECOGNIZE THESE HEROINES FOR THEIR SERVICE AT THE MANY MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
Whereas, women make up fifteen percent of today's Armed Forces, a number that has doubled since the 1991 Gulf War. While women are barred from thirty percent of active-duty positions, including frontline combat, their presence on the frontlines is inevitable; and
Whereas, prior to the conflict currently underway, women served in combat support roles in other military operations from Desert Storm to Bosnia; and
Whereas, mobilization for Desert Storm included an unprecedented number of women. More than forty thousand women served in key combat support positions throughout the Persian Gulf region; and
Whereas, more than one thousand women participated in United States military operations in Somalia between 1992 and 1994; and
Whereas, in 1995 more than twelve hundred women were deployed to Haiti, and in the operations in Bosnia more than five thousand women participated in the peacekeeping duties; and
Whereas, according to the Pentagon, there were one hundred fourteen active-duty female fighter and bomber pilots in the United States military in 2001; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are proud to honor the women who valiantly serve in the Armed Forces and are grateful for the sacrifices they make to protect the United States. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, commend the women who proudly serve in the United States Armed Forces for their courage, commitment, and bravery as they defend the United States in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and to recognize these heroines for their service at the many military installations around the world.
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