Bill Text: OH HCR18 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To designate the Honor and Remember Flag as Ohio's

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 19-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-26 - To Veterans Affairs [HCR18 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HCR18-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. C. R. No. 18

Representatives Uecker, Combs 

Cosponsors: Representatives Blessing, Boose, Grossman, Huffman, Stebelton, Adams, J., Carey, Sears, Maag, Adams, R., Wachtmann, Dovilla, Hottinger, Buchy, Yuko, Mecklenborg, Johnson, Young 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To designate the Honor and Remember Flag as Ohio's

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emblem of the service and sacrifice by those in

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the United States Armed Forces who have given

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their lives in the line of duty.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):

WHEREAS, While war deaths have been a part of our heritage	5
since the birth of this nation, the United States of America has	6
not instituted an official symbol commemorating fallen	7
servicepersons; and	8

WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag's red field represents	9
the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for freedom,	10
the flag's blue star is a symbol of active service in military	11
conflict that dates back to World War I, the flag's white border	12
recognizes the purity of sacrifice, the flag's gold star signifies	13
the ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service who is not	14
returning home and reflects the value of the life given, the	15
folded flag element highlights this nation's final tribute to a	16
fallen serviceperson and a family's sacrifice, and the flag's	17
flame symbolizes the eternal spirit of the departed; and	18

WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag is a unifying symbol	19
recognizing this nation's solemn debt to the estimated 1.6 million	20
fallen servicepersons throughout history and the families and	21
communities who mourn their loss; now therefore be it	22

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly	23
of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, designate the	24
Honor and Remember Flag as the State of Ohio's emblem of service	25
and sacrifice by the brave men and women of the United States	26
Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty; and	27
be it further	28

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives	29
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the Ohio	30
Department of Veterans Services, the Speaker and Clerk of the	31
United States House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore	32
and Secretary of the United States Senate, the members of the Ohio	33
Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio.	34