Bill Text: CA AR81 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Resolution 81 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relative to Military and Veteran Appreciation Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-14 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [AR81 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AR81-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

House Resolution

No. 81

Introduced by Assembly Member Voepel

February 04, 2020

Relative to Military and Veteran Appreciation Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

HR 81, as introduced, Voepel.

WHEREAS, The United States of America has called on its men and women in uniform to protect our national security, to advance national interests, and to preserve our rights and freedoms; and

WHEREAS, From this country’s birth in the American Revolution, more than 45,000,000 people have fought for this country in its Armed Forces; and

WHEREAS, The brave men and women of the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, and the United States Coast Guard have fought with valor, gallantry, and distinction to protect our country; and

WHEREAS, Those who have enlisted or been commissioned into the United States Armed Forces have made a commitment of service to this country and volunteered their lives toward the defense of this nation and its interests; and

WHEREAS, There are currently 32 active duty military installations located in California, which is home to an estimated 190,000 active duty and reserve service members; and

WHEREAS, Today, California is home to nearly two million veterans of the United States military, more than any other state in the nation; and

WHEREAS, The armistice that ended conflict on the Western Front during World War I was signed November 11, 1918, and the occasion was commemorated as Armistice Day; and

WHEREAS, In the United States, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaiming, “On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain”; and

WHEREAS, On Veterans Day we recognize the men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present, who have valiantly defended these values through our nation’s history; and

WHEREAS, On Veterans Day we also remember and pay tribute to the millions of patriots whose courage and sacrifice have secured our freedom, beginning with those who suffered through the harsh winter at Valley Forge to those today who keep the peace and defend our values around the globe; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly designates the month of November 2020 as Military and Veteran Appreciation Month to honor the sacrifices that have been made by honorable men and women in our nation through their service to this great nation and our great state; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.