[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 6 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 6
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp
should be issued in honor of Daniel ``Chappie'' James, the Nation's
first African-American four-star general.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2003
Ms. Landrieu submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp
should be issued in honor of Daniel ``Chappie'' James, the Nation's
first African-American four-star general.
Whereas General Daniel ``Chappie'' James was a dedicated patriot fighting to
defend the United States against foreign enemies while breaching the
walls of segregation that existed at the time within the United States
Armed Forces;
Whereas General James learned to fly while attending the Tuskegee Institute in
Tuskegee, Alabama;
Whereas General James was commissioned in the United States Army Air Corps in
January 1943;
Whereas General James was a member and trainer of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the
all-black fighter squadron that successfully executed over 200 dangerous
missions escorting American bombers over Europe in World War II without
losing a single bomber;
Whereas General James bravely flew 101 combat missions over Korea;
Whereas General James courageously and valiantly flew 78 missions into North
Vietnam, including leading the Bolo MiG sweep which destroyed seven
North Vietnamese MiG-21s, the highest total kill of any one Air Force
mission during the Vietnam War;
Whereas General James, as a brigadier general, was named Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in 1970;
Whereas General James was promoted to the rank of General and Commander-in-Chief
of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in 1975 to
become the first African-American four-star general in any of the United
States Armed Forces; and
Whereas the issuance of a postage stamp recognizing General James' service and
commitment to the United States as well as equality for all Americans
will broaden the Nation's knowledge of his achievements and those of the
Tuskegee Airmen, his contributions toward destroying racial divisions,
and his status as a role model for Americans of all ethnic and racial
backgrounds: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That--
(1) it is the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should
be issued by the United States Postal Service in honor of
General Daniel ``Chappie'' James; and
(2) Congress directs the Secretary of the Senate to
transmit a copy of this concurrent resolution to the Postmaster
General and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee.
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