S.Con.Res. 56 · 108th Congress
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, a great American hero.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jon Corzine
- Introduced
- 2003-06-26
- Latest action
- 2003-06-26 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone (the first recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded in World War II, and the only enlisted Marine in that war to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and the Purple Heart).