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H.Con.Res. 498 (107th)

Honoring the United States Marines killed in action during World War II while participating in the 1942 raid on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and expressing the sense of Congress that a site in Arlington National Cemetery near the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial at the corner of Memorial and Farragut Drives should be provided for the remains of those Marines.

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3 October 2002

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

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6 June 2025

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Honors the U.S. Marines killed in action or beheaded in captivity on Makin and Kwajalein Atolls during World War II and calls for a place of honor to be provided in Arlington National Cemetery for their remains.

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