Senators Schauer and Garcia offered the following resolution:

            Senate Resolution No. 126.

            A resolution honoring veterans on Veterans Day, November 11, 2007.

            Whereas, Every November 11, our thoughts turn to our veterans to honor them for their service to our nation. This day of honor arose out of the war that was supposed to end all wars, but we find that there is still a need--perhaps there will always be a need--to find men and women who are willing to place themselves in harm’s way for the protection of their homeland and its ideals; and

            Whereas, This is a day for our veterans, and not only for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country, but for all of those who volunteered to do so, whether it was during peacetime or in a time of war; and

            Whereas, It is the day that we recognize that a service member’s sacrifices take many forms, and so we set aside this day to honor those who served in the battle and also those who served behind the scenes; and

            Whereas, This is the day to honor not just the infantryman or Marine, but the supply clerk; not just the ship’s captain, but the boatswain’s mate; not just the fighter pilot, but also the mechanic; and

            Whereas, It is the day for the 101st Airborne and the Michigan National Guard; for the USS Eisenhower and the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center Command Lansing; for the 10th Mountain Division and the 645th Area Support Group in Southfield, Ann Arbor, and Livonia; and

            Whereas, It is the day that we recognize that service members sacrifice in peace as well as in war. They are separated from their families and their homes, they work long hours for low pay, and they ask for little in exchange for their sacrifice; now, therefore, be it

            Resolved by the Senate, That we hereby greatly honor all those who ever wore the uniform, whether on the seas of the South Pacific during the Second World War, or in an aircraft during the Cold War, or on a windswept field of sand and dust halfway around the world. For them, we owe a debt of gratitude that we can never repay but can only observe.