Bill Text: NY K00443 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 443 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Recognizing September 26, 2021, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, and honoring the sacrifices of the Gold Star family members from New York State

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-09 - adopted [K00443 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00443-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 443

BY: M. of A. Barrett

        RECOGNIZING  September  26,  2021,  as  Gold  Star
        Mother's  and  Family's  Day,   and   honoring   the
        sacrifices  of the Gold Star family members from the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS, Members of the Armed Forces from the State of New York, who
have served so valiantly and honorably in wars in which  this  country's
freedom  was  at  stake,  as  well  as  in  the preservation of peace in
peacetime, deserve a special salute from this Legislative Body; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
September 26, 2021, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, and to honor
the  sacrifices  of  the  Gold Star family members from the State of New
York; and

  WHEREAS, A Gold Star  Family  is  the  immediate  family  of  fallen
service members who died while serving in a time of conflict; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Gold Star first made an appearance during World War I
after being placed over a service flag's blue star when a service member
was killed in combat; the Gold Star honors those who made  the  ultimate
sacrifice  for  our country and also signifies the family's pride in the
loved one's sacrifice rather than the mourning period of their  personal
loss; and

  WHEREAS, A Gold Star Family can display a Gold Star Service flag for
service  members  who  were  killed  or  died while serving in the Armed
Forces; and

  WHEREAS, In addition, many Gold Star families  wear  the  Gold  Star
lapel  pin issued by the United States Department of Defense, to signify
their pride; these pins, worn by spouses, parents, and children, display
a Gold Star with a purple background surrounded by a gold wreath; and

  WHEREAS, The Gold Star Mother's Family Memorial was created by Medal
of Honor recipient "Woody" Williams to remember those families who  have
made the ultimate sacrifice; and

  WHEREAS,  The  State of New York is home to three of these respected
memorials located in Albany, Rochester and Romulus; the Albany Memorial,
across from the New York State Capitol, was dedicated on April 29, 2017;
the  Rochester  Memorial,  adjacent  to  the  All  Seasons  Chapel,  was
dedicated  in  June  of  2016;  and  the  Romulus Memorial, found at the
Sampson Veterans Cemetery, was dedicated on October 14, 2017; and

  WHEREAS, The Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day is the last  Sunday
in  September  each  year;  on  June  23,  1936,  a  joint congressional
resolution designated the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mother's
Day and has been proclaimed by  each  President  since  then;  in  2011,
President  Barack  Obama  amended  the  day  to  "Gold Star Mother's and
Family's Day"; and

  WHEREAS, Residents of this great State must never forget the courage
with which these men and women served their country, and must  recognize
that  no  greater  debt  is  owed than that owed to those who gave their
lives for their beloved Nation and to those who continue to  be  missing
in action; and

  WHEREAS, The strength of the United States Military is its soldiers;
the  strength  of  its  soldiers is their families, and no one has given
more for the nation than the families of the fallen; now, therefore,  be
it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize September 26, 2021, as Gold Star Mother's  and  Family's  Day,
and  to  honor  the  sacrifices by the Gold Star family members from the
State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Gold Star family members of the State of New York.