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Commemorating and honoring the actions of President Harry S. Truman and the crews of the Enola Gay and the Bockscar in using the atomic bomb to bring World War II to an end.

S. Res. 247 · 114th Congress · Aug 5, 2015 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the Senate—
(1)
commemorates and honors the courageous decision of President Harry S. Truman to use atomic bombs against Japan to bring an end to World War II; and
(2)
commemorates and honors the courageous actions by the crews of the Enola Gay and the Bockscar in carrying out missions against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, that accomplished tactical terminal objectives and saved a countless number of lives of citizens of the United States.