WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution sponsored by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) designating this week as “Thank Our Defenders Week.”
The resolution, passed by unanimous consent late last night, designates the week of December 19 as “Thank Our Defenders Week.”
“So many of our brave service men and women will be unable to be with their families during this Christmas season,” said Sessions, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who visits regularly with America’s defenders at home and abroad. “They’re doing such a fine job and their sacrifices are extraordinary. I call on all Americans to thank them for their service and patriotism and for defending the liberties that many of us take for granted.”
The resolution notes that nearly 300,000 brave men and women are actively serving in 120 foreign countries and on the High Seas, fighting terrorists and “making sacrifices for American citizens and families.”
A website has been established, http://www.thankasoldierweek.com/ , designed to gather messages, which are forwarded to service men and women overseas.
“We have never had a more courageous, professional and dedicated military,” Sessions said. “They are performing magnificently.”
