FIRST REGULAR SESSION
97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS.
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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