Bill Text: MO HR640 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Grants use of the House Chamber for the dedication of sections of Interstates 70 and 44 as the "Purple Heart Trail" on 3/6/13

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-04 - Approved (H) [HR640 Detail]

Download: Missouri-2013-HR640-Introduced.html

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FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House Resolution No. 640

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS.

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            WHEREAS, the Purple Heart Trail is a symbolic and honorary system of roads, highways, bridges, and other monuments that pay tribute to the men and women who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal; and

 

            WHEREAS, numerous citizens of our state have earned the Purple Heart medal as a result of being wounded while engaged in combat with an enemy force, recognized as a singularly meritorious act of essential service; and

 

            WHEREAS, the members of the House of Representatives have a long tradition of honoring those that have served our country and our state:

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the members of the Missouri House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh General Assembly, hereby grant the members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart permission to use the House Chamber for the purpose of dedicating sections of Interstates 70 and 44 in Missouri as the “Purple Heart Trail” on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.

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