Bill Text: OH HCR48 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To urge the Congress of the United States to

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-23 - To Veterans Affairs [HCR48 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HCR48-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. C. R. No. 48

Representative Stinziano 

Cosponsors: Representatives Grossman, Adams, J., O'Brien, Phillips, Lundy, Scherer, Thompson, Smith, Duffey, Letson, Reece, Murray, Gerberry, Yuko 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To urge the Congress of the United States to

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establish a Place of Remembrance at Arlington

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National Cemetery for the interment of cremated

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fragments of the remains of members of the Armed

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Forces.

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

WHEREAS, The Air Force has acknowledged dumping the	6
incinerated partial remains of at least 274 members of the United	7
States Armed Forces in a Virginia landfill between 2004 and 2008;	8
and	9

WHEREAS, The Air Force has confirmed that additional	10
unidentified remains, fragments of which could not undergo DNA	11
testing because they had been badly burned or damaged in	12
explosions, were collected from battlefields and disposed of in	13
the same manner; and	14

WHEREAS, Disposal of the remains of our country's fallen	15
troops in this manner does not represent an appropriate	16
disposition of their remains; and	17

WHEREAS, Members of the United States Armed Forces who have	18
made the ultimate sacrifice deserve a dignified final resting	19
place; and	20

WHEREAS, The 112th Congress of the United States has under	21
consideration H.R. 5735 to provide for the establishment of a	22
Place of Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery for the	23
interment of cremated fragments of the remains of members of the	24
Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, and subsequent	25
conflicts; now therefore be it	26

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly	27
of the State of Ohio, urge the Congress of the United States to	28
establish a Place of Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery as	29
described in the last finding above; and be it further	30

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives	31
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the	32
President of the United States, to the Speaker and Clerk of the	33
United States House of Representatives, to the President Pro	34
Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, to the members	35
of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and to the news media of	36
Ohio.	37