Bill Text: MI HR0204 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare February 1, 2016, as Blue Star Mothers Day in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-01-28 - Adopted [HR0204 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HR0204-Enrolled.html
Reps. Barrett, Heise, Howrylak, LaVoy, Afendoulis, Banks, Bizon, Brinks, Brunner, Bumstead, Byrd, Callton, Canfield, Chatfield, Chirkun, Clemente, Cochran, Cole, Cotter, Cox, Crawford, Darany, Dianda, Driskell, Durhal, Faris, Farrington, Forlini, Franz, Garcia, Garrett, Gay-Dagnogo, Geiss, Glenn, Goike, Graves, Greig, Greimel, Guerra, Hoadley, Hooker, Hovey-Wright, Hughes, Iden, Inman, Jacobsen, Jenkins, Johnson, Kelly, Kesto, Kivela, Kosowski, LaFontaine, Lane, Lauwers, Leonard, Leutheuser, Liberati, Love, Lucido, Lyons, McCready, Aaron Miller, Derek Miller, Moss, Muxlow, Neeley, Nesbitt, Outman, Pagan, Pagel, Pettalia, Phelps, Plawecki, Poleski, Potvin, Price, Rendon, Brett Roberts, Robinson, Runestad, Rutledge, Santana, Schor, Sheppard, Singh, Smiley, Somerville, Talabi, Tedder, Theis, Townsend, Vaupel, VerHeulen, Victory, Webber, Wittenberg, Yanez, Yonker and Zemke offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 204.
A resolution to declare February 1, 2016, as Blue Star Mothers Day in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, Blue Star Mothers is a national organization of mothers whose sons and daughters serve honorably in the nation's armed forces; and
Whereas, Blue Star Mothers was founded in Flint, Michigan, in 1942; and
Whereas, The purposes and activities of Blue Star Mothers include all of the following:
perpetuating the memory of the men and women who have served our country as members of the armed forces, welcoming home returning veterans, visiting wounded veterans in hospitals and rehabilitation centers, assisting in veterans' ceremonies, attending patriotic rallies and meetings, maintaining true allegiance to the government of the United States, upholding the American institutions of freedom, justice, and equal rights, caring for the unsupported mothers who gave their sons and daughters to the service of the nation, and providing moral support for members; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare February 1, 2016, as Blue Star Mothers Day in the state of Michigan. We recognize the contributions that Blue Star Mothers has made to our state and nation.
